Summary
Terry Pratchett: Tras
If Sam Vimes doesn't solve the murder of a certain dwarf, a new battle for Kum Valley will take place right outside his office.
Kum Valley? There the trolls attacked the dwarves or the dwarves attacked the trolls. It was far away. That happened a long time ago.
However, if Sam Vimes, commander of Ankh-Morpork's City Guard, does not solve the murder of a certain dwarf, a new battle for Kum Vale will dawn right outside his office.
As his beloved Guard disintegrates and the drums of war rumble through the city, it is up to him to uncover every clue, outwit every assassin, and bravely head into the darkness in search of a solution. However, in the eerie darkness of a secret mining labyrinth dug beneath the streets of Ankh-Morpork, Vimes is not just another corpse in waiting. A deadly riddle draws him deep into the swamps and mud of superstition, hatred and fear - and perhaps even into the Valley of Qum itself. And the darkness follows him.
Ah, yes... And every day at six in the afternoon - without exception, without excuse - he has to go home, because he has to read a picture book to his little son called Where's My Cow? Imitating the voices of all domestic animals. When you're a parent, some things just have to be done. You don't miss anything. You have no choice.
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