Quite a cast of characters, but it took a Dwarven tinkerer (and DEATH) to get the story moving. One more mystery for the Watch, which already had a full schedule.

This is the second Discworld book I've read, and second in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch series. I liked the familiar cast of characters, but it did feel like the story meandered until Chekhov's Gonne made an appearance. I liked the comparisons, and of course the relatively dry humor and wordplay sprinkled throughout. After the slowish start, it didn't feel like an over 400 page book.

With a sample size of two, I felt this wasn't quite as good as the first one. Maybe my future self will disagree.