The Devil's Wedding Ring

After his successful Land of Dreams (the first book in his "Minnesota" trilogy and winner of the Riverton Prize for Best Norwegian Crime Novel), Norwegian author SundstØl sets his latest mystery in his native Telemark, for him, the center of Norway's mythological culture. When the suspicious death of a colleague brings PI Max Fjellanger from his Florida home back to the small village of Eidsborg, he is immersed in a dangerous intrigue involving pagan fertility rituals, pig's heads, and other dark secrets. He meets Tirill Vesterli, a librarian and avid mystery buff, and together they search for the truth behind the disappearance of two folklore students and the supposed suicide of Max's former police colleague. They also deal with a crooked sheriff who is not afraid to use violence to get Max and Tirill out of the way.