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Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

Book • 1987
In this wildly inventive novel, Douglas Adams introduces Dirk Gently, a holistic detective who believes in the 'fundamental interconnectedness of all things'.

The story involves Dirk's old college friend Richard MacDuff in a twisting investigation to save the world.

A ghost, millions of years old, is driven mad and wants to correct the mistake that killed him and his friends, a group of aliens intending to establish a Utopian paradise on Earth.

With the help of a time machine, Dirk and Richard must stop the alien ghost from preventing the accident that started life on primordial Earth.

The novel features eccentric characters, time travel, and a blend of humor and science fiction.

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Bryan Johnson
when discussing different types of thinking.
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Eric Molinsky
as one of Douglas Adams' novels, which was the basis for a Netflix series.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams

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