If you are not already a fan of Douglas Adams, you might give him a try.

This is his latest work, with Dirk Gently the Holistic Detective as the main character. Not only will you encounter rather strange situations, but you will also be enlightened as to the actual reason the Norse Gods came into being. If nothing else you will learn the invaluable skill of following other people or cars that seem to know where they are going. This is most useful when you do not know how to get to your desired destination, but it looks like they do. With that bit of strange logic how can you loose?

By the way, some of his earlier works include:

• "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
• "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
• "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"