TWO decades since the No. Ladies’ Detective Agency series was first published, the author will be in Ryedale this week to mark the occasion.

Alexander McCall Smith will be at Helmsley Arts Centre on Friday, from 7pm to 9pm.

He will enthral fans during his conversation at the event with local writer Tom Needham, whose theatre and television work has been BAFTA nominated.

For information, or to buy tickets, visit ryedalebookfestival.com or phone the box office 07983 943029.