Shortly after Vimes and Lady Sybil leave town, Carrot's girlfriend Angua disappears. Realizing that she is heading for Uberwald, where her werewolf kin are stirring up trouble, Carrot resigns his post and follows her, leaving the Watch in the sweating hands of the senior sergeant, Fred Colon, who has successfully resisted promotion for 30 years. After a few days of his inept leadership, the entire Watch goes on strike. In the meantime, a replica of the dwarf kingdom's most cherished heirloom, the Scone of Stone, has been stolen from the Dwarf Bread Museum. I forgot to explain about dwarf bread and related bakery items.
Drop scones are deadly at short range, and defensive bagels . . .
Oh, the hell with it. Barbara Mertz writes mystery novels under the name Elizabeth Peters.