Julian Symons

Bland Beginning (2001)

This book is aptly named--for several reasons. First of all, it's one of Symons's earliest mysteries (third one, in fact). Second, although it is the third book written with the character of Bland, it shows us Bland before he becomes a police inspector and before he becomes a policeman at all. It...

The Belting Inheritance (1979)

Julian Symons' "The Belting Inheritance", after a very promising start, gradually fizzles to standard, boring mystery fare. At least it gives me a chance to write a short review - always a good thing.The narrator, Christopher, loses both parents at the age of 12. Lady Wainwright, his great-aunt, ...

The Man Whose Dreams Came True (1977)

The 31st Of February (2001)

The Players and The Game (2015)

Symons, Julian. THE PLAYERS AND THE GAME. (1972). ****. Symons writes psychological crime novels with heavy sprinklings of police procedural. He is one of the few English writers elected a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. His company there includes Graham Greene, Daphne du Ma...