The mutilated body of a man wearing only a bridal veil is discovered in a backyard swing in the coastal city of Turku; a woman lay dead inside the house. When the murders go unsolved, private eye Jussi Vares is hired to look into this "Swinging Bride" case. The gig takes Vares, a wisecracking, tough-on-the-outside PI, and his colorful group of friends deep inside the Turku underworld run by an intimidating and elusive "Sheriff," where Vares meets a mysterious woman on a motorcycle.The Sheriff, Finland's 2012 Crime Novel of the Year, is filled with humor, suspense, insights into Finnish culture, and a nod to America's Wild West.