William Bernhardt & Diana Gabaldon Have New Novels on the Library Shelves

William Bernhardt.
Capitol offense
Accused of murdering a police officer he held responsible for the tragic death of his wife, Professor Dennis Thomas implores high-profile lawyer Ben Kincaid to defend him, a case during which the intrepid attorney is pitted against an ambitious DA and a dangerous conspiracy.

Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa.
Daughters of the stone
A tale spanning five generations of a family of African-Puerto Rican women finds mute seamstress Fela working in colonial Puerto Rico and drawing on her tribal beliefs to enable the birth of a daughter who becomes a powerful curandera.

Diana Gabaldon.
An echo in the bone
While Jacobite Jamie Fraser reluctantly participates in the American rebellion with a foreknowledge of the fledgling country's victory, his time-traveling wife, Claire, worries about the ultimate price of the war while struggling to safeguard her family

Peggy Webb.
Elvis and the grateful dead
When two Elvis impersonators meet their maker during the annual Elvis festival, Callie Valentine Jones must come to the aid of her cousin Lovie--a 190-pound bombshell who has had more boyfriends than the King had hits--when she becomes the prime suspect.

Joe Pernice.
It feels so good when I stop
In this funny and irreverent debut novel by the acclaimed singer, songwriter, and front man of The Pernice Brothers, a modern Everyman struggles to learn how to love, want, choose, and commit all on his own terms.

Nick Hornby.
Juliet, naked
Ending her relationship with a man who turns out to be in love with a reclusive singer, Annie initiates an e-mail friendship with the musician that reveals their mutual loneliness, his concerns about his young son, and his plans to release an acoustic version of his most successful album

Alexander McCall Smith.
The lost art of gratitude
Encountering high-flying financier Minty Auchterlonie while attending a birthday party, Isabel learns of Minty's complicated monetary troubles and wonders if the ambitious woman is perpetuating a fraud, a situation that is further complicated by a plagiarism battle with Professor Dove and Cat's problematic new man.

Norb Vonnegut.
Top producer : a novel of dark money, greed, and friendship
In the wake of a man's graphic murder in front of hundreds of party-goers

Margaret Atwood.
The year of the flood
When a natural disaster predicted by God's Gardeners leader Adam One obliterates most human life, two survivors trapped inside respective establishments that metaphorically represent paradise and hell wonder if any of their loved ones have survived.