Snuff # (UK)

New York Times Bestseller "A lively outing, complete with sly shout-outs to Jane Austen and gritty police procedurals.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) From acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett, hailed as the “purely funniest English writer since Wodehouse” (Washington Post Book World), comes another installment in the Discworld series (and the 7th in the City Watch collection featuring Commander Sam Vimes). In this adventure, Vimes attempts to go on holiday but this is Discworld, and nothing goes according to plan. What ensues is a hilarious tale of crime, class, prejudice, and punishment At long last, Lady Sybil has lured her husband, Sam Vimes, on a well-deserved holiday away from the crime and grime of Ankh-Morpork. But for the commander of the City Watch, a vacation in the country is anything but relaxing. The balls, the teas, the muck—not to mention all that fresh air and birdsong—are more than a bit taxing on a cynical city-born and -bred copper. Yet a policeman will find a crime anywhere if he decides to look hard enough, and it's not long before a body is discovered, and Sam—out of his jurisdiction, out of his element, and out of bacon sandwiches (thanks to his well-meaning wife)—must rely on his instincts, guile, and street smarts to see justice done. As he sets off on the chase, though, he must remember to watch where he steps. . . . This is the countryside, after all, and the streets most definitely are not paved with gold. 'THE JURISDICTION OF A GOOD MAN EXTENDS TO THE END OF THE WORLD.' Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is having some time off. Apparently. But crime doesn't take a break - it's a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman on holiday would barely have time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. In the seemingly peaceful countryside, Vimes discovers much more than a body in the wardrobe. For the local nobles are hiding a deep, dark secret. There are many, many bodies - and an ancient atrocity more terrible than murder. Vimes is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth and out of his mind. But never out of ideas. Where there is a crime there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. This might be the exception ... 'As effortlessly, generously funny as only Pratchett can be, Snuff doesn't stint on laying bare the darker side of life either' Sunday Times Snuff is the eighth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. It Is A Truth Universally Acknowledged That A Policeman Taking A Holiday Would Barely Have Had Time To Open His Suitcase Before He Finds His First Corpse. Commander Sam Vimes Of The Ankh-morpork City Watch Is On Holiday In The Pleasant And Innocent Countryside, But Not For Him A Mere Body In The Wardrobe. There Are Many, Many Bodies - And An Ancient Crime More Terrible Than Murder. He Is Out Of His Jurisdiction, Out Of His Depth, Out Of Bacon Sandwiches, Occasionally Snookered And Out Of His Mind. But Never Out Of Guile. Where There Is A Crime There Must Be A Finding, There Must Be A Chase And There Must Be A Punishment. They Say That In The End All Sins Are Forgiven. But Not Quite All... Winner Of The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize For Comic Fiction It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. Lady Sybil, wife of Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, convinces him to travel to the countryside for a vacation. Sam soon finds various crimes to investigate; but he is out of his element and must rely on his instincts to bring the culprits to justice Lady Sybil, wife of Sam Vimes, convinces him to travel to the countryside for a vacation. Out of his element, Sam soon finds various crimes to investigate. But he is out of his element and must rely on his instincts to bring the culprits to justice "The 39th installment in the New York Times bestselling "Discworld" canon from Terry Pratchett, "the purely funniest English writer since Wodehouse." (Washington Post Book World)"-- Provided by publisher