The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library announced the nominees for the 28th annual  Minnesota Book Awards. Below are the nominees for Genre fiction:

Genre Fiction (sponsored by Macalester College)

THE DEVEREAUX DECISION by Steve McEllistrem (Calumet Editions)

THE GRAVE SOUL by Ellen Hart (Minotaur Books)

HE’S EITHER DEAD OR IN ST. PAUL by D.B. Moon (Three Waters Publishing, LLC)

SEASON OF FEAR by Brian Freeman (Quercus)

The finalists for the Awards were selected by  24 judges from around the state – writers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and others from the literary community. The winners will be announced on Saturday, April 16, at St. Paul’s historic Union Depot, 214 Fourth Street East.