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| author = Douglas Adams
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| elevator pitch = A journalist and a "detective" cross paths as their respective investigations lead to evidence of the existence of Norse gods. A Coca-Cola machine and a mouldy refrigerator may be involved.
| genre =
| franchise = Dirk Gently
| preceded by = Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
| followed by = The Salmon of Doubt
| publication date = October 10, 1988
| wiki URL = https://dirkgently.fandom.com/wiki/Dirk_Gently%27s_Holistic_Wiki
| wiki name = Dirk Gently's Holistic Wiki
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{{quote|"...it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness which starts to set in ... as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o'clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul..."|''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (Franchise)/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life, The Universe And Everything]]''}}
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Followed by ''[[The Salmon of Doubt]]'' [[Author Existence Failure|(unfinished)]].
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* [[The Alleged Car]]: Kate's Citroën 2CV is the [[Trope Namer]] -- at one point she's in court for a traffic mishap (her car threw a wheel and nearly caused an accident) and a police officer refers to it as "the alleged car", and the name sticks.
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* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]:
{{quote|King's Cross Station is a scary place, full of muggers, pimps, drug-pushers and hamburger salesmen. If you want cheap sex, a quick fix or -- God help you -- a hamburger, this is where you can find it.}}
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