Dr. Sheldon Russell's latest book, "The Bridge Troll Murders," published by The RoadRunner Press, has been selected as a finalist in the 2018 Oklahoma Book Award competition, fiction category. Out of 160 entries, 38 books were selected as finalists in five categories.

The Oklahoma Book Awards ceremony is Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Book Awards is nationally recognized by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress as one of the premier book award events in the country.

Russell, a Waynoka resident, retired from a career as a public...