Quirky and bumbling private investigator Dirk Gently stumbles upon a ghost, millions of years old, wandering the earth and disturbing its people. Start from the beginning of the surreal Dirk Gently series with Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.įrom Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, comes a wildly inventive novel-in trade paperback for the first time-of ghosts, time travel, and one detective's mission to save humanity from extinction. Wodehouse, The Beatles and the perfect cup of tea alone make this a must-have collection and a remarkable sign-off from one of the best loved writers of all time. These hilarious collected writings reveal the warmth, enthusiasm and ferocious intelligence behind this most English of comic writers a man who was virtually an unofficial member of the Monty Python team. This sublime collection dips into the wit and wisdom of the man behind The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, uncovering his unique comic musings on everything from his school-trousers to malt whisky and from the letter Y through to his own nose, via atheism, hangovers and fried eggs. It includes short stories and eleven chapters of a Dirk Gently novel that Douglas Adams was working on at the time of his death, and features an introduction by Stephen Fry. The Salmon of Doubt is Douglas Adams's indispensable guide to life, the universe and everything.
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