Forget the clumsy recent TV adaptation and go back to the original books. Dirk is, unlike Sherlock Holmes, a detective who never eliminates the impossible. Cue hilarious mishaps and a meandering way to get to the truth or the culprit.
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Dirk Gently is a detective - well, a sort of detective. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
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Dirk Gently is a detective - well, a sort of detective. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it.
The Dirk Gently Omnibus features in the following genres: Science Fiction, Fiction
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The Dirk Gently Omnibus was written by Douglas Adams and published by William Heinemann Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone
The Dirk Gently Omnibus has 246 pages
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