Columbo: Publish or Perish

SYNOPSIS

Allen Mallory, author of five best-selling detective novels, decides to leave Riley Greenleaf's publishing house. His agent, Eileen McRae, has convinced him that he can write serious fiction for rival publisher Jeffrey Neal. Enraged, Riley hires demolitions expert Eddie Kane to kill Allen. In addition to collecting on a life insurance policy, Riley will make sure that Allan never writes for another publisher.