The Odd Flamingo by Nina Bawden - ISBN: 9780712355438
Paperback
Scandal, murder, and blackmail in a seedy 1950s club.

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2025

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Summary

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 atmospher…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780712355438
ISBN-10:071235543X
Author:Nina Bawden, Martin Edwards
Publisher:British Library Publishing
Imprint:British Library Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:30 November 2025
Weight:228g
Dimensions:24mm x 190mm x 132mm
Series:British Library Crime Classics
About The Author

Nina Bawden

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.

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