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Heritage Talk: Francis Vivian: Nottinghamshire’s Classic Crime Writer
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£3
£3; booking advised.
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Crime novelist and critic Martin Edwards discusses the work of Francis Vivian, born in Retford and author of East Midlands-set detective stories.
Martin Edwards examines a forgotten writer of Golden Age detective fiction. The talk is at Retford Library on 7 November 2026 from 13:30 to 14:30.
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