"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams - 1st EDITION 1st PRINT (w/complete numberline) Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 1987 by Simon & Schuster - 247 pages - both book and DJ are in NEAR MINT condition. Dirk Gently is a private detective who is more interested in telekinesis, quantum mechanics and lunch than fiddling around with fingerprint powder, so his investigations tend to produce startling and unexpected results. A simple search for a missing cat uncovers a bewildered ghost, a secret time-traveler, and the devastating secret that lies behind the whole human history and threatens to bring it to a premature end.  Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency tells the tale of an Electric Monk, an old college professor who’s apparently paid to do nothing, a computer programmer whose software makes music out of accounting figures, his overbearing and eccentric boss, his sensible but nearly fed-up girlfriend, and, of course, a private detective who swears that because of the fundamental interconnectedness of everything, it’s perfectly reasonable to attempt to charge people for trips to Bermuda in search of their lost cats. When the eccentric boss is unexpectedly gunned down and the programmer seems to be the police’s top suspect, Dirk takes his new client on a wild adventure to clear his name, discover the true culprit, and maybe even save the world. Unlike Sherlock Holmes, Dirk Gently does not eliminate the impossible, and in this case he might just be onto something.  There is a "running cowboy" stamp on the bottom page edges, but this book is still in beautiful NEAR MINT condition. Please see the scan for the cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scans, the book in my scan is the one you will get).  You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated.  You won't be disappointed. All previous buyers of my sci-fi books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please check my listings.  The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the USA.  I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items.  If you purchase more than one item or lot, please request an invoice for the appropriate combined shipping discount. See my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles.  All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

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