Snuff by Terry Pratchett

 

Snuff by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Sam Vimes and his family take a trip to the ancestral home of the Ramkin family where Sam has to adjust to being lord of the manor despite even now still in his soul being a normal everyday working man. His spider-sense (so to speak) is tingling though, something is not quite right and when he is offered information he finds himself accused of murder but there are far more darker crimes and deeds being done and Sam may not be in his actual jurisdiction then well the stubbornness of Sam and the power of the Lord come to the fore and slavery, murder, kidnapping and corruption are only the start. Meanwhile back in the city as taxation becomes more important the revenue on tobacco is vital and as always smuggling and tax dodging are a by product and are focused on my the Watch. In Snuff we get a continuation of the long established undesirables becoming part of the pack narrative that Terry has always been a proponent of, in this case the Goblins who are considered vermin by many are far more intelligent and worthy as Vimes finds out and as they cry out of Justice well they were asking the right man. Overall this is a dark story, in the same vein as Night Watch but without the city to wrap it all together but I still loved Vimes and Willikins is always a delight and well the action aspect of the novel worked very well as well as young Sam finally getting to see the elephant.

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