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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- Dirk Gently, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stephen Mangan
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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, listen to this book (better still, buy it then listen to 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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- David
- 28-10-2021
A timeless classic
Easily as good as any of the Hitchiker's books, and the voice artist is brilliant.
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- Styx
- 12-04-2022
fun memories.
been ages since I read this. Very enjoyable. Look forward to hearing the next book.
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- Katie
- 30-08-2022
all time favourite given life by great voice actor
one of my most favourite books of all time. I was able to share with my dyslexic partner on our road trip. thankyou for an excellent performance!
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- Natalie Fox
- 09-04-2022
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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.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-06-2022
Stephen Mangan killed it
Loved the performance by Stephen, made this awesome novel come to life. Can’t wait to listen to the next book in the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-02-2024
Brilliant
Worth reading and rereading. Great creativity, humor and storytelling just don’t fall asleep while listening you’ll miss something!
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- Mal Hewison
- 14-12-2021
Holistically excellent
Douglas Adams! 5 star review right there. So nice to revisit this story, think I will have another visit with the sequel now.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-2022
absolutely delicious
such a delicious and interesting and surprising story, as you would expect from such an amazing author. read magnificently by Stephen.
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- Craig Pickering
- 19-10-2022
Excellent!
Very well narrated. I listened with a constant smile on my face as the story gripped me from beginning to end. Extremely funny and thought provoking.
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- Chris
- 22-05-2023
My fav
My all time favourite audiobook. So clever and masterful. There is nothing quite like it in the way of wordplay
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