The Fifth Elephant

"Everyoneknowsthattheworldisflat,andsupportedonthebacksoffourelephants.Butweren'ttheresupposedtobefive?Indeedtherewere.Sowhereisit?..."Whendutycalls.CommanderVimesoftheAnkh-Morporkconstabularyanswers.Evenwhenhedoesn'twantto.He'sbeen"invited"toattendaroyalfunctionasbothdetectiveanddiplomat.Theoneroleherelishes;theotherrequires,well,rubytights.Ofcoursewherecops(eventhosecladintights)go,alas,crimefollows.AnattemptedassassinationandatheftsoonleadtoadesperatechasefromthelowhallsofDiscworldroyaltytothelegendaryfatminesofUberwald,wherelardisfoundinundergroundseamsalongwithtusksandteethandotherpreciousivoryartifacts.It'suptothedauntlessVimes--botheredasusualbyafamiliarcastofDiscworldinhabitants(youknow,trolls,dwarfs,werewolves,vampiresandsuch)--tosolvethepuzzleofthemissingpachyderm.Whichofcoursehedoes.Afterall,solvingmysteries"is"hisjob.