The Law Requires Casualties AKA The Sheriff of Denver (Laki vaatii vainajia)

Arto Paasilinna’s first ever novel. Written by a 16-year-old Paasilinna, this clever and addictive Western was published posthumously in 2019.

The sheriff, a man with plenty of criminal tendencies and a penchant for whiskey, comes up against mail robbers, an overzealous district chief, and the unrelenting Christian Women’s Association in Paasilinna’s first novel. Playing with stereotypes throughout, a teenage Paasilinna’s writing is characteristically sharp and delightfully entertaining.

Title: The Law Requires Casualties AKA The Sheriff of Denver (Laki vaatii vainajia)
Published: 2019

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