The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul relates the adventures of the holistic detective Dirk Gently, who is thrown for a loop when his client, who claimed to be being stalked by a seven-foot-tall giant wielding a scythe, is found decapitated in a locked room. While attempting to solve the mystery, Dirk has run-ins with lawyers, Norse gods, and an American woman who was present during an airport explosion. This novel examines themes of myth, power, and betrayal.
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