The Odd Flamingo

Author: Bawden, Nina

Classic crime

Published on 10 August 2025 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of 'the British Library Crime Classics' series.

Paperback | 256 pages, Illustrations
198 x 129 | 0g

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.