The Truth
Terry Pratchett
HarperCollins
<P>The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the <i>Ankh-Morpork Times,</i> struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.<P>An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the <i>Inquirer,</i> a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.<P>But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician Lord Vetinari. The facts say Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called <i>the truth ...</i>