Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (First Gallery Books trade paperback edition)

Beloved, bumbling Detective Dirk Gently returns in this standalone novel from Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.When a check-in desk at Londons Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the event is said to be an act of God.

But which god? wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently. And how is this connected to Dirks battle with his cleaning lady over his filthy refrigeratoror to the murder of his latest client? Or are these events just another stretch of coincidences in the life of the worlds most off-kilter private investigator?Douglas Adams, one of Englands top exporters of irreverence (Chicago Tribune), continues the implausible adventures of supersleuth Dirk Gently in his quest to solve the mysteries of the universe.