Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2004); audiobook read by Stephen Briggs (Isis, 2004)
One of the more focussed Discworld novels, and all the better for it. Pratchett cannot help being funny but the humour here is less discursive than usual. Instead we have new characters, incisive social commentary, and a beguiling story of personal redemption.