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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently, Book 1

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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. This new audio edition is hilariously narrated by Stephen Mangan – star of Green Wing, Episodes, and the original Dirk Gently series on the BBC.

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.

Adventure Humorous Mystery Private Investigators Science Fiction Time Travel

Critic Reviews

Rich and endlessly entertaining (Stephen Mangan)
A pleasure to read
Few recent writers have had such an infectious prose style as Adams. With his fondness for paradox, his galactic perspective on things and his wonderful way with meaningful nonsense his are the books which have launched a trillion quips (Robert McFarlane)
All stars
Most relevant
Great word play.
Funny but not side splitting.
Non dramatic ending, but more a "nice" ending.
But ,hey , it's Douglas Adams, we're so lucky to have these stories

It's Douglas Adams!! Say no more 🍻

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Easily as good as any of the Hitchiker's books, and the voice artist is brilliant.

A timeless classic

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No offence to this narrator, but I would love to hear this done by Nigel Planer or Stephen Briggs. The cadence is a bit off, and the separation of chapters or paragraphs is not clear and sometimes confusing.

Narration

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Loved the performance by Stephen, made this awesome novel come to life. Can’t wait to listen to the next book in the series.

Stephen Mangan killed it

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Worth reading and rereading. Great creativity, humor and storytelling just don’t fall asleep while listening you’ll miss something!

Brilliant

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