Corporate corruption and telecommunications turf wars are Terry Pratchett's targets in this installment in the internationally bestselling Discworld fantasy series. Con artist Moist von Lipwig's neck is saved from the noose by the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, who then forcibly recruits Moist to serve as postmaster at the essentially defunct city postal service. Armed with a newfound sense of integrity and a highly developed arsenal of dirty tricks, Moist must tackle several years' worth of undelivered letters as well as the sinister machinations of the Grand Trunk "clacks" company--the monopoly running the Discworld's semaphore towers.