Synopsis:
Beloved, bumbling Detective Dirk Gently returns in this standalone novel from Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
When a check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the event is said to be an act of God. But which god? wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently. And how is this connected to Dirk's battle with his cleaning lady over his filthy refrigerator…or to the murder of his latest client? Or are these events just another stretch of coincidences in the life of the world's most off-kilter private investigator?
Douglas Adams, "one of England's top exporters of irreverence" (Chicago Tribune), continues the implausible adventures of supersleuth Dirk Gently in his quest to solve the mysteries of the universe.
Excerpt:
Airports are ugly. Some are very ugly. Some attain a degree of ugliness that can only be the result of a special effort. This ugliness arises because airports are full of people who are tired, cross, ...
About the Author:
Douglas Adams, a legend of imaginative fiction, ushered in the advent of comedic science fiction with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The book developed into a hugely successful series of five novels. The Dirk Gently series-Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul-helped cement Adams as one of the most successful and beloved authors in science fiction.
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