Making Money (Discworld #36; Moist Von Lipwig #2)

2007 | Fiction & Poetry

Whoever said you can’t fool an honest man wasn’t one The banks are facing a crisis, and this time it’s too serious even for the old boys’ club to sort it out – this time, they’ve sunk to government intervention. But opening the vaults to public scrutiny brings a whole host of problems for those at the top: people want to know where the money’s gone, they want loans, reasonable interest rates and much much worse – accountability. The fortress of high finance is crumbling, and it may be time for a change of management – before it’s too late.

Lord Vetinari wants to overhaul the banks of Ankh-Morpork so he appoints former con-man Albert Spangler, aka Moist von Lipwig, to the position of Mater of the Royal Mint, attached to a senior post at the Bank of Ankh-Morpork. Then Mrs Lavish, the bank manager, dies, leaving her dog Mr Fusspot - who also happens to be the majority shareholder - to Moist. Suddenly he finds himself in charge, and his life being threatened by resentful members of the Lavish family. His talent for a swindle soon has customers queuing up, but when the chairman of the bank needs to be taken out for walkies and its chief cashier may or may not be a vampire, making money is not always easy. Praise for Terry Pratchett's novel "Making Money": "As bright and shiny as a newly minted coin; clever, engaging and laugh-out-loud funny". ("The Times").

Terry Pratchett (Author)

Stephen Briggs (Author)