It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holidaywould barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his firstcorpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is onholiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a merebody in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies and an ancient crime moreterrible
than murder. He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, outof bacon sandwiches, occasionally snookered and out of his mind, but neverout of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding, there must bea chase and there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sinsare forgiven. But not quite all...