| Bland Beginning | |
| Author: | Julian Symons |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Chief Inspector Bland |
| Genre: | Detective mystery |
| Publisher: | Gollancz (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
| Release Date: | 1949 |
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| Preceded By: | A Man Called Jones |
Bland Beginning is a 1949 mystery detective novel by British writer Julian Symons.[1] It is the third and final novel in his trilogy featuring the Scotland Yard detective Chief Inspector Bland.[2] It features Bland before he became a policeman, becoming involved in his first ever case.
When he buys his fiancée an engagement present of a first edition set of poems, a young man finds himself mixed up in a case of forgery and blackmail. To aid him he calls in the assistance of his friend Bland.