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A detective who believes everything is connected stumbles into a case with ghosts, time travel and a cat
1987Steady paceLight
What it is about
Richard MacDuff is a software engineer whose friend, a Cambridge professor, is murdered. The professor’s case leads him to Dirk Gently, a detective who believes in the interconnectedness of all things. Their investigation involves electric monks, ghosts and stranger things.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
What you will get
A fun, strange book from the author of Hitchhiker’s Guide.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Science Fiction · Comic mystery · Time travel · Absurd
Length
306 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Dirk Gently, Richard MacDuff and Professor Urban Chronotis.
Setting
Cambridge and London, in the 1980s.
What makes it different
A comedic detective novel with big ideas.
Feel
Silly, clever and odd.
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