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The premise that Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a novel by Douglas Adams is accurate.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) is a satirical take on the detective genre by British comic writer Douglas Adams. Adams was known for his ability to satirize contemporary life through characters who struggle against forces beyond their control, most famously in his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.1

The term "holistic" refers to the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, emphasizing interconnectedness rather than breaking things down into smaller components. This approach is applied in the novel to a detective agency that seeks to solve mysteries by considering the interconnectedness of all things, rather than through traditional, linear investigative methods.21

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