Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams

After having read complete hitchhikers series for the second time and enjoying it all the same, I started looking for some more books by Douglas Adams and came across Dirk Gently. And glad I did, because its one read that should not be missed. Although when I started reading this book, it did not make much of sense. As I persevered with it, it became interesting as it went by, not because it started making sense, but cuz of the authors comical style of writing. And off course towards the end everything made sense cuz everything fell into place.



!!Spoiler Alert - Begins!!
Dirk Gently is a detective who believes in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things. 
According to him "Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible." 
Thus ensues a story which has a electric monk who rides a horse and has the job of believing everything, a ghost who is waiting since eons to undo a mistake that resulted in his death and a lot more, a forgetful professor, a detective with holistic view and his very confused client and yes a time machine. With the mysteries unfolding, Dirk Gently ends up saving the entire humanity, or so he thinks.  
!!Spoiler Alert - Ends!!


Putting some statements from the book here which doubled me up with laughter - 


"Richard stood transfixed for moment or two, wiped his forehead again, and gently replaced the phone as if it were an injured hamster. His brain began to buzz gently and suck its thumb. Lots of little synapses deep inside his cerebral cortex all joined hands and started dancing around and singing nursery rhymes."


"'A horse?' he said again. 
'Yes, it is,' said the Professor. 'Wait - ' he motioned to Richard, who was about to go out again and investigate - 'Let it be. It won't be long.'
Richard stared in disbelief. 'You say there's a horse in your bathroom, and all you can do is stand there naming Beatles songs?'"


A must read for Douglas Adam's fans. Its hilarious!! But do not compare it with Hitchhikers, both are way different. Only similarity being the notion "Everything is possible" which is quintessential Douglas.