. Dr. Sheldon Russell's work has won the Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction three times. He has been awarded the Langum Prize for Historical Literature as well. He’s received starred reviews in both Book List and Publishers Weekly. THE INSANE TRAIN was selected as one of the six best mysteries of 2010 by Publishers Weekly. A FORGOTTEN EVIL won the 2020 Spur Award for Best Western Historical Novel, Western Writers of America. A PARTICULAR MADNESS was a Finalist for WWA's Best Contemporary Novel in 2022. Russell was awarded the Arrell Gibson Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Oklahoma Center for the Book in 2023. He is also the author of the Hook Runyon Mystery Series about a railroad bull who lives in a caboose, drinks bust-head liquor, collects rare books, and solves crimes. Growing up on a cattle ranch in the Gloss Mountains of Oklahoma has given Russell insight into the power of place and into man’s capacity for good and evil. His was a story-telling culture, a culture of humor, and of hard times. A passion for narrative and for history was inevitable. Russell and his wife Nancy, a sculptor, currently reside on the home ranch in Waynoka Oklahoma, where they work at their respective crafts. Hobbies and interests include reading, collecting books, and gardening.Read more about this authorRead less about this author