The 31st of February (novel)

The 31st of February

First edition
Author	Julian Symons
Language	English
Genre	Mystery crime
Publisher	Gollancz
Publication date	1950
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

The 31st of February is a 1950 mystery crime novel by British writer Julian Symons. It was his fourth published novel following a trilogy featuring Chief Inspector Bland.^[1] It further continued the author's toying with the Great Detective type of the classic model during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The investigating officer in a potential murder case, Inspector Cresse, is far from flattering portrayed.