The Odd Flamingo

Nina Bawden, Martin Edwards

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British Library
01 December 2025

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

Rose has news for Celia

she is due to have a baby by Celia's husband, Humphrey. Soon after, the seeds of scandal bear a criminal fruit when a body is discovered in Little Venice along with Rose's handbag. Celia drafts in an old flame, Will, to root out the truth from suspicions of murder and blackmail, as the evidence starts to converge on the patrons and strange goings-on of the seedy Chelsea club, 'The Odd Flamingo'.

First published in 1954, this was one of two gritty and atmospheric crime novels written by the accomplished children's author Nina Bawden.

By: Nina Bawden
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780712355438
ISBN 10: 071235543X
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Nina Bawden (1925-2012) was an English novelist and Golden PEN Award-winner for her services to literature. Mostly known as a children's writer she won many awards such as the 1976 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Peppermint Pig (1975) and was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal for Carrie's War (1973). She wrote two gritty and atmospheric crime novels.