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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
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Stephen Briggs
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| Published by | Samuel French Ltd |
| Edition | Unknown |
| ISBN | 9780573112645 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780061161643 |
| Language | English |
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To my recollection, this also is one of the few Discworld novels (41 in total, of which this was number 36) in which the Patrician plays a central role - he's in more than a few, yes, but not always to this extent - and in which he is fleshed out as a character. I would loved to have seen where his plans for Moist would have taken him ...
