Snuff
(Discworld Novel 39)
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4.5 • 93 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
'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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pratchett's 39th Discworld novel (after 2010's I Shall Wear Midnight) brings back fan favorite Sam Vimes, the cynical yet extraordinarily honorable Ankh-Morpork City Watch commander also known (if unenthusiastically) as His Grace Sir Samuel, the Duke of Ankh. Vimes faces an onerous task: two weeks off in the country at his wife's family estate. It's not the thought of spending time with his beloved Sybil or precocious six-year-old Young Sam that bothers him; it's just that a copper can't stop being a copper. Fortunately, even in this conservative hamlet, there's plenty of skullduggery to investigate, beginning with the brutal murder of a goblin girl. With the help of untried local constable Feeney Upshot and gentleman's gentleman Willikens, Vimes takes on a fiendish murderer as well as the case for (in)human rights and social justice in this lively outing, complete with sly shout-outs to Jane Austen and gritty police procedurals.
Customer Reviews
Another wonderful adventure with Commander Vimes!
Terry Pratchett and Commander Vimes are at it again, along with a familiar cast of our favorite characters. For lovers of Terry's Discworld novels you won't be disappointed, and for those just coming to them - jump in you'll love it!
The only bone I have to pick is with the EBook formatting - Terry is well known for his amusing footnotes which add great enjoyment and a wicked sense of humor to the story. In this format though the footnotes are at the end of the story rather than the bottom of the page - which really defeats the point. Hopefully this will be fixed soon as it is a definite draw back in buying the books in this format given they are full price.
Otherwise though loved the story.
Completely Addictive
Remember as a kid, you would eat your dessert with a teaspoon (ok, so some of us still do), so you could make the bliss last as long as possible?
Well, this book is one of those experiences.
Truly superb.
Fabulous new edition to the disc world series
Just loved it