Making Money
Terry Pratchett
349 pages
published in 2007
Making Money is the latest in the Discworld series, a direct sequel to Going Postal, which I’ve read but not yet reviewed I see and again starring Moist von Lipwig, quite literally born again crook turned postmaster. This time however it’s not the post office Moist has to deal with getting back into shape, but something far more scary: the banks. But when the Patrician asks you to do a little job for him it’s usually impolite to refuse and besides, the old job’s getting boring anyway and his girlfriend, somewhat misnamed Adora Belle Sweetheart has run off to rescue some more golems.
So Moist goes along with the Patrician’s suggest to take a tour of the Mint and meet the current chairperson, Topsy Lavish, of the very rich and not very nice Lavish family, though she herself has only married into the family and does not enjoy the full Lavish family support. Only the fact that she has fifty percent of the bank’s shares, with her dog Mr Fusspot owning another one percent, kept her as chair so far. Topsy likes Moist and vice versa, as he could always get on well with her kind of old lady even though she knew immediately he’s some kind of grifter, a bit flash. Perhaps that’s why when she dies the day after Moist’s visit she leaves her dog to him, and her shares to the dog. And just after Moist had decided not to take the Patrician’s generous offer of becoming master of the mint too…