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There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.

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...

Here is Douglas Adams's indispensable guide to life, the universe and everything. This sublime collection dips into the wit and wisdom of the man behind THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, uncovering his unique comic musings on everything from his school-trousers to malt whisky and from the letter Y through to his own nose, via atheism, hangovers and fried eggs. Including short stories and a lengthy unpublished Dirk Gently extract, THE SALMON OF DOUBT is for fans and new readers alike. These hilarious collected writings reveal the warmth, enthusiasm and ferocious intelligence behind this most English of comic writers; a man who was virtually an unofficial member of the Monty Python team.

Table of Contents:

• Editor's Note (The Salmon of Doubt) - (2002) - essay by Peter Guzzardi
• Prologue (The Salmon of Doubt) - (2000) - essay by Nicholas Wroe
• Introduction (The Salmon of Doubt) - (2002) - essay by Stephen Fry
• Life - (2002) - essay by Douglas Adams
• The Universe - (2002) - essay by Douglas Adams
• And Everything - (2002) - essay by Douglas Adams
• The Private Life of Genghis Khan - (1986) - shortstory by Douglas Adams
• Young Zaphod Plays It Safe - [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] - (1986) - shortstory by Douglas Adams
• The Salmon of Doubt - [Dirk Gently - 3] - (2002) - novella by Douglas Adams
• Epilogue (The Salmon of Doubt) - (2001) - essay by Richard Dawkins