Sheldon Russell taught at the University of Louisville and the University of Central Oklahoma. He is the award-winning author of nine novels, including The Yard Dog and The Insane Train from his beloved Hook Runyon Mystery Series and Dreams to Dust, which won the 2006 Langum prize for Historical Literature and the 2007 Oklahoma Book Award. He lives in Oklahoma.
Sheldon Russell taught at the University of Louisville and the University of Central Oklahoma. He is the award-winning author of nine novels, including The Yard Dog and The Insane Train from his beloved Hook Runyon Mystery Series and Dreams to Dust, which won the 2006 Langum prize for Historical Literature and the 2007 Oklahoma Book Award. He lives in Oklahoma.
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