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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Series: Dirk Gently
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams is a whimsical mystery where an eccentric detective, Dirk Gently, believes in the interconnectedness of all things. His unconventional methods lead him through a series of quirky events involving time travel, ghosts, and a missing cat, all entangled in a humorous and complex narrative. This science fiction adventure combines cosmic events with earthly predicaments in Adams' signature comedic style.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy whimsical and surreal stories that blend science fiction and fantasy with a touch of comedy. The narrative takes you on a quirky adventure where seemingly unrelated events are connected in an intricate, cosmic puzzle, revealing Douglas Adams' trademark wit and philosophical musings. If you appreciate clever wordplay and eccentric characters, you'll likely find this an entertaining read.

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams' 'thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic' and beloved cult classic.

Douglas Adams' 'thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic' and beloved cult classic.

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is a much-loved cult classic, that has spawned radio dramas, television, theatre and comic book adaptations across the globe. What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over two hundred years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common? Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious professor, unravelling a mysterious mystery, and eating a lot of pizza - not to mention saving the entire human race from extinction along the way (at no extra charge). To find out more, read this book (better still, buy it then read it) - or contact Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. 'A thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic' - Douglas Adams. Continue this surreal series with The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul and the unfinished The Salmon of Doubt.

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is widely praised for its humour and entertainment value. Neil Gaiman calls Douglas Adams an astonishing comic writer, while Stephen Mangan finds the book rich and endlessly enjoyable. The New York Times notes it as a pleasure to read, and Robert McFarlane highlights Adams's infectious prose and unique style, replete with paradoxes and meaningful nonsense.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529034585

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 April 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 211g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Douglas Adams created all the various and contradictory manifestations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: radio, novels, TV, computer game, stage adaptations, comic book and bath towel. He lectured and broadcast around the world and was a patron of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Save the Rhino International. Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, UK and lived with his wife and daughter in Islington, London, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, where he died suddenly in 2001.

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