- Mass Market Paperback: 307 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; Reissue edition (20 Feb 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671742515
- ISBN-13: 978-0671742515
- Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
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When a passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the explosion is deemed an act of God. But which god, wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently? What god would be hanging around Heathrow trying to catch the 3:37 to Oslo? And what has this to do with Dirk's latest--and late-- client, found only this morning with his head revolving atop the hit record "Hot Potato"? Amid the hostile attentions of a stray eagle and the trauma of a very dirty refrigerator, super-sleuth Dirk Gently will once again solve the mysteries of the universe...
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When a passenger check-in desk at Terminal Two, Heathrow Airport, shot up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flame the usual people tried to claim responsibility. First the IRA, then the PLO and the Gas Board. Even British Nuclear Fuels rushed out a statement to the effect that the situation was completely under control, that it was a one in a million chance, that there was hardly any radioactive leakage at all and that the site of the explosion would make a nice location for a day out with the kids and a picnic, before finally having to admit that it wasn’t actually anything to do with them at all. No rational cause could be found for the explosion – it was simply designated an act of God. But, think Dirk Gently, which God? And why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15:37 to Oslo? Funnier than Psycho... more chilling than Jeeves Takes Charge ... shorter than War and Peace... the new Dirk Gently novel, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dirk Gently owns a 'holistic detective agency', believing that as all things are connected, seemingly random coincidences can solve a mystery. The mystery needing to be solved now involves a coke machine, disappearing- and re-appearing- norse gods, an american woman in england, a strange eagle that may have more to it than meets the eye, a private hospital for 'strange' cases, a demon with a contract, and, god forbid, LAWYERS.
The same, random, bizarre and genuinely funny humour from the writer of 'The HitchHikers Guide To the Galaxy' and while not as hysterical, incisive or purely brilliant as that series, is still a fantastic, and not wholly light-hearted piece of fiction.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Kate Schechter should have taken the signs the universe was trying to give her. That's what she tells herself as she shows up at the airport for a trip to Norway in spite of all the warnings. Still, she is unprepared for the check in desk to be blown through the roof just after she misses her flight.
Meanwhile, Dirk Gently has hit a low. He has almost no money and no clients. Except the one he's forgotten about who promptly gets himself killed. Now Dirk feels responsible for not taking this guy's claims serious and wants to track down the green eyed monster. As if that weren't enough, he and his cleaning lady are having a war over who will open his fridge first, an out of order soda machine keeps appearing and disappearing, and he's being stalked by an eagle. What these seemingly unrelated events have to do with each other provides plenty of wacky entertainment.
I am still only mildly familiar with the books of Douglas Adams, and I simply must correct that. This fantasy novel was wonderfully strange and entertaining. The opening bits about the airport and Kate's trip had me laughing out loud. The laughs slowed down over the course of the book, but they were still plentiful. Maybe it's my normal reading of mysteries, but my only real complaint was an ending that was really more confusing then enlightening of what had gone on before.
This is a wonderful title sure to entertain. I must move more of his books higher up my to be read pile.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you've read any Douglas Adams books, e.g. any of the Hitch-Hikers Guide books then you'll know not to expect a run-of-the-mill story.
The book follows Dirk Gently who runs his very own holistic detective agency. Without wanting to spoil any of the surprises and twists that await you I'll just mention that the book really begins when a check-in desk at Heathrow Airport is engulfed in a ball of flames. This, remember, is where it begins - if you tried to guess where it ends I can assure you that you'd be wrong. Throughout the book Adams writes in very readable style, managing to sew the plot together well.
It occurs to me that if you're a Monty Python fan then you'll love this book. Alas, I only wish we'd studied books like this in school.
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Simply stunning
It's not often that a standalone novel spawns a sequel that is actually better than the first, but that is what Adams achieved with this second Dirk Gently novel. Read more
Published 27 days ago by SJATurney
Funniest ending to a book ever!!
It starts off a little slow and the involment of the the norse gods is a little confusing. But this just adds to it and as the book goes on it just gets more and more bizzare and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Colman
Bargain!
Cheap, postage was free, book was in the good quality that the write up promised. Douglas Adams is a legend in his own right, as though the promise (written on the back cover) that... Read more
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For the fans (pt. 2)
In this book we follow Dirk Gently on another crazy adventure. This is the second book in the series, the first being Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Read more
Published 5 months ago by gamblor
Excellent follow up on Gently, but read HDA first
I do believe that reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency first gives the most natural (and plweasant) introduction to the Gently character. But what do I know? Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Ooijer
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Part 2
I enjoyed it, having read "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". Dirk Gently's character is further revealed, but the principal thread of the novel is centred around a female... Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. S. Loydon
The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul
A wonderfull book and a joy from start to end, having finally gotten round to the first book I had been looking forward to devouring this for some time and is did not disapoint. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. Thomas
Adam's at his best
A sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, the Long Dark Teatime of the Soul is perhaps the best and most accessible of Adam's works. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs W
Not one of his best
I love Douglas Adams as a truly original (as far as anyone ever can be) writer, but this isn't his best work. Read more
Published 21 months ago by John Moseley
My Intro to Adams..it's ok!
OK, heckle me now..This was my first Adams, mid-way through my twenties. For that, I have no excuse whatsoever.
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To be honest though, I wasn't massively impressed. Read more
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