I can give you an honest review, but forget about it being unbiased! (Several of our kids went to Mn universities, and we are all Norse). And we love dogs!
This is a fun mystery with thefts, alcohol problems (not the dog or the hero), murder, secrets, a temporary mayorship, and all set in a Norse country small town in Minnesota. King Harald finds erotic gnomes, then a body, tells his part of the story, performs heroically. Andy, divorced once and dumped once, is an artist, works as host in his sister's upscale cafe, is friends with many interesting people, is the one who is partners with King Harald, gets coerced into becoming temporary mayor, is dragged into the murder and investigation. This book is interesting, an easy fun read with lots of laughs along the way.
Thanks to LibraryThing giveaways. ( )

A wonderful story about one man and his dog.
Andy Skyberg is the man, lives in New Bergen, is an artist.
Harald is the dog, amiable, curious, laid back.
The day his next door neighbour Elsie was dogsitting Harald, which she did on a regular basis, was the day Harald "found" a $1,000 note, inadvertently, when exploring Elsie's basement and her collection of old National Geographics.
And so begins a tale of petty thieving, murder and an old Chicago heist.
I wish my late, adored Toby was like Harald, all he had a nose for was road kill!
I look forward to reading more of King Harald's adventures.
I won a digital copy of this book from Librarything and the author Richard Audry in return for an honest unbiased review. ( )