Travis O'Hearn has been saddled with a demon named Catch for 70 years, always on the lookout for a chance to unload him. In Pine Cove, a djinn who has been waiting eons for the chance to capture Catch, is waiting for him. Townfolk get caught up in the classic duel between these exotic creatures, some as demon food, some as captors. Anything he has written. He is easily one of the two funniest writers in the fantasy field.
Vimes are the only people who really want to solve the murders.
Carrot, accompanied by an attractive werewolf, a dwarf and a troll, figure out the whodunit while also solving a crisis in power relationships. The Callahan Touch . They control information. Don't ever piss one off. The story is as good as the quote.