The ​Falls

Ian Rankin - Doors ​Open
For ​the right man, all doors are open... Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers him the opportunity to do just that as he settles on a plot to commit a 'perfect crime'. He intends to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the capital - the National Gallery of Scotland. So, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to a lift some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all its worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committed. But soon after he enters the dark waters of the criminal underworld he realises that it's very easy to drown...

Ian Rankin - Resurrection ​Men
Rebus ​is off the case literally. A few days into a murder inquiry following the brutal death of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at DCS Gill Templer. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for 'retraining' in other words, he's in the Last Chance Saloon. Rebus is given an old, unsolved case to work on, in order to teach him and others the merits of teamwork. But there are those in the team who have their own secrets and they'll stop at nothing to protect them. As if this wasn't enough, Rebus is asked to act as a go between for gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty. And as newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke works the case of the murdered art dealer, she is brought closer to Cafferty than she could ever have anticipated ...

Alexander McCall Smith - Friends, ​Lovers, Chocolate
In ​this second novel in the Sunday Philosophy Club, Isabel Dalhousie’s niece, Cat (she of the unsuitable boyfriends) is invited to a wedding in Italy. This means that Isabel is left in charge of Cat’s delicatessen – a task to which the redoutable moral philosopher proves more than equal. She is intrigued by the customers, of course, given her irrepressible tendency to take an interest in the business of others, and one man in particular attracts her attention. He is recovering from heart surgery – a heart transplant in fact – and when Isabel gets to know him a bit better he reveals an extraordinary aspect of being the recipient of another’s heart. Isabel is drawn into an investigation of the facts behind the transplant, with disturbing results. Her enquiries take time, but not so much time as to prevent romantic entanglements, both for Isabel and her housekeeper, Grace. And as for chocolate – that proves to have some very interesting philosophical ramifications – at least in the mind of Isabel Dalhousie. Chocolate is a moral problem, it transpires – invoking questions of temptation and, of course, human weakness. We are all weak when it comes to chocolate, Isabel decides – should we just accept the fact and get on with it?

Ian Rankin - Hide ​and Seek
A ​junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict, until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks beneath the façade of the Edinburgh familiar to the tourists. Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind.

Alexander McCall Smith - Bertie ​Plays the Blues
Even ​down to its well-set Georgian townhouses, Edinburgh is a hymn to measure and harmony. But on Scotland Street, domestic accord is in short supply. Matthew and Elspeth welcome three new arrivals, though the joys of multiple parenthood are somewhat lost due to sleep deprivation and the difficulties of telling their brood apart. Angus and Domenica are to marry, and Domenica has ambitious and disturbing plans for their living arrangements, especially when it appears that Antonia, in Italy recuperating from Stendhal Syndrome, may not return. And little Bertie, feeling blue, puts himself up for adoption on eBay. Can Edinburgh's most deliciously dysfunctional residents forsake discord and learn to dance to the same happy tune?

Alexander McCall Smith - The ​Sunday Philosophy Club
Amateur ​sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is a philosopher who also uses her training to solve unusual mysteries. Isabel is Editor of the Review of Applied Ethics - which addresses such questions as 'Truth telling in sexual relationships' - and she also hosts The Sunday Philosophy Club at her house in Edinburgh. Behind the city's Georgian facades its moral compasses are spinning with greed, dishonesty and murderous intent. Instinct tells Isabel that the young man who tumbled to his death in front of her eyes at a concert in the Usher Hall didn't fall. He was pushed. With Isabel Dalhousie Alexander McCall Smith introduces a new and pneumatic female sleuth to tackle murder, mayhem - and the mysteries of life. As her hero WH Auden maintained, classic detective fiction stems from a desire for an uncorrupted Eden which the detective, as an agent of God, can return to us. But then Isabel, being a philosopher, has a thing or two to say about God as well.

Alexander McCall Smith - The ​Uncommon Appeal of Clouds
As ​a mother, wife, employer and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new and potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden. A masterpiece painting has been stolen from Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, father to two discontented children, and a very wealthy man. As Isabel enters into negotiations with the shadowy figures who are in search of a ransom, a case where heroes and villains should be clearly defined turns murky: the list of those who desire the painting - or the money - lengthens, and hasty judgement must be avoided at all cost. Morals, it turns out, are like Scottish clouds: complex, changeable and tricky to get a firm grip on; they require a sharp observational eye, a philosophical mindset, and the habit of kindness. Fortunately for those around her, Isabel Dalhousie is in possession of all three.

Lauren Oliver - Panic
Panic ​began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought. Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for. For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

Kondor Vilmos - Budapest ​romokban
1946 ​emlékezetesen forró nyarán véres merényletet követnek el a Teréz körúton, a rendőrség a Vörös Hadsereg segítségével, nagy erőkkel nyomozni kezd. Gordon Zsigmond közelről igyekszik követni az eseményeket, ez azonban nehezebb, mint gondolta volna. Mintha valaki mindig előtte járna egy lépéssel: halottak bukkannak fel körülötte, élők tűnnek el, miközben a rendőrség egyre-másra tartóztatja le Budapest legismertebb bűnözőit, akik ahányfélék, annyiféle bűnért felelnek, mégis van egy közös vonásuk: bűnös módon szerzett pénzük szőrén-szálán eltűnt. Gordon az eltűnt pénzek nyomába indul, nyomozásában pedig egy fiatal amerikai katona szegődik társául.

Irene Adler - Utolsó ​felvonás az Operában
Irene, ​Sherlock és Lupin megbeszélik, hogy Londonban találkoznak. Lupint azonban hiába várják a barátai, mert apját, Théophraste-ot lopás és gyilkosság vádjával letartóztatták. Azzal gyanúsítják, hogy ő ölte meg Alfredo Santinit, a nagy zeneszerző, Giuseppe Barzini titkárát. A három gyerek tisztázni akarja a vádak alól, ezért nyomozni kezdenek. Fordulat fordulatot követ - többek között a mocskos Bethnal Green negyedben megmentik a híres szopránénekesnő, Ophelia Merridew életét -, végül pedig Sherlock és társai leleplezik a bűnöst, akire soha senki sem gyanakodott volna.

Jo Nesbø - Fejvadászok
Roger ​Brown igazán a szerencse fiának tűnik: ő Norvégia legsikeresebb fejvadásza, gyönyörű feleségével egy pompás házban élnek. Ám a luxus életmódot Roger műkincstolvajként igyekszik bebiztosítani, s „mellékállásában” igen ügyesnek bizonyul. Amikor felesége galériájában megismerkedik valakivel - aki egyrészt tökéletes jelölt az egyik általa kínált magas állásra, másrészt a művészettörténet egyik legkeresettebb képének a tulajdonosa - Roger úgy érzi, élete nagy lehetősége köszöntött rá. Készülni kezd eddigi legmerészebb betörésére. Ám a vadászból csakhamar vad lesz, üldözöttje egy rémálomba illő ellenfélnek.

Kondor Vilmos - A ​budapesti kém
1943 ​decemberében Budapesten még egyetlen lövés sem dördült el, és Kállay Miklós kormánya mindent megtesz azért, hogy ez így is maradjon. Az immáron a Reutersnek dolgozó Gordon Zsigmond vonakodva mond igent Ujszászy István, az Államvédelmi Központ vezetőjének és Karády Katalin szeretőjének arra a kérésére, hogy alkalmi futárként segítse Kállay törekvéseit, ám amikor a küldeményt Velencében kézbesíti, összekötőjét megölik, és kis híján vele is végez a merénylő. Fél Európát beutazván Gordon hazatér, és barátjához, Gellért Vladimir felügyelőhöz fordul tanácsért, mert most már biztos abban, hogy kém rejtőzik a legmagasabb kormánykörök környezetében. A gyanúsítottak sora nem hosszú, ám azt még Ujszászy sem érti, kinek dolgozhat a kém, hiszen a Vár szinte hemzseg a német spionoktól, a szövetségesekkel pedig folyamatosan tárgyalnak a különbékéről. Megindul hát a hajsza a kém után, aki belesétál Ujszászy csapdájába, ám azt sem ő, sem Gordon nem gondolta volna még legvadabb álmában sem , hogy ki mozgatja a szálakat.

P. D. James - Death ​Comes to Pemberley
The ​year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the Pemberley nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live within seventeen miles, the ordered and secure life of Pemberley seems unassailable, and Elizabeth's happiness in her marriage is complete. But their peace is threatened and old sins and misunderstandings are rekindled on the eve of the annual autumn ball. The Darcys and their guests are preparing to retire for the night when a chaise appears, rocking down the path from Pemberley's wild woodland, and as it pulls up, Lydia Wickham, an uninvited guest, tumbles out, screaming that her husband has been murdered.

Sara Shepard - Wanted
In ​Rosewood, majestic estates sprawl for acres, and Tiffany toggle bracelets dangle from every girl's wrist. But not all that glitters is gold, and the town harbors secrets darker than anyone could imagine—like the truth about what really happened the night Alison DiLaurentis went missing. . . . Back in middle school, Ali plucked Emily, Hanna, Aria, and Spencer from obscurity and turned them into the beautiful, popular girls everyone wanted to be. Ali was the best friend they ever had. But she also made them do terrible things and taunted them with their worst secrets. Now, three years later, all their questions about Ali have finally been answered and they can put this awful chapter of their lives behind them. Or so they think. Not every story has a happy ending, especially when four pretty little liars have done so many wicked things. In the dramatic conclusion of Sara Shepard's bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Emily, Hanna, Aria, and Spencer could get everything they've ever wanted—unless A has one more horrifying twist in store.

Darren Shan - Zom-B ​(angol)
Zom-B ​is a radical new series about a zombie apocalypse, told in the first person by one of its victims. The series combines classic Shan action with a fiendishly twisting plot and hard-hitting and thought-provoking moral questions dealing with racism, abuse of power and more. This is challenging material, which will captivate existing Shan fans and bring in many new ones. As Darren says, "It's a big, sprawling, vicious tale...a grisly piece of escapism, and a barbed look at the world in which we live. Each book in the series is short, fast-paced and bloody. A high body-count is guaranteed!"

Ian Rankin - Blood ​Hunt
It ​begins with a phone call. Gordon Reeve's brother has been found dead in his car in San Diego - the car was locked from the inside, a gun in his hand. In the US to identify the body Gordon comes to realise that his brother has in fact been murdered. What's more, it is soon obvious that his own life is in danger. Once back in Scotland he finds out that there have been more visitors than usual to his house and his home has been bugged by professionals. But Reeve is a professional too. Ex-SAS, he was half of a two-man unit with someone he came to fear, then to hate. It looks like his Nemesis is back. The horror has just begun . . .

Arnaldur Indriðason - Hidegzóna
Egy ​Reykjavík melletti tó földrengés következtében apadni kezd. A jelenséget vizsgáló tudós egy csontvázra bukkan a mederben, amelynek lábához egy orosz gyártmányú rádiókészüléket erősítettek. Az ügyet Erlendur nyomozó és csapata kapja, s ahogy megbolygatják a múltat, emberi tragédiák egész szövevénye bontakozik ki előttük. A szerelemről, barátságról, ifjúkori eszmékről és árulásról szóló sötét, fél évszázados történet mögött pedig ott lapul a hírhedt keletnémet titkosszolgálat, a Stasi...

Sara Shepard - Unbelievable
Four ​pretty little liars' charmed lives have turned into living nightmares. Emily's been shipped off to Iowa to live with her überconservative cousins. Aria's boyfriend is behind bars—because of her. Spencer's afraid she was involved in Ali's murder. But Hanna's fate is far worse: She's clinging to life in the hospital because she knew too much. If these girls don't start listening to me, Hanna's going to look like the lucky one.

Sara Shepard - Toxic
Toxic ​is the fifteenth—and second-to-last—volume in Sara Shepard's #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, also a hit ABC Family original TV show. High school seniors Aria, Emily, Spencer, and Hanna barely survived their most recent encounter with A. And it's not over yet. . . . The police don't believe that the real A is still out there, but the girls know what—and who—they saw. If they don't track down this final tormentor soon, A will silence them forever. This penultimate installment of the beloved series is full of juicy scandals, dark secrets, and shocking plot twists that will prepare readers for the jaw-dropping series conclusion in Pretty Little Liars #16.

Karin Slaughter - Sebek
Heartsdale ​kis porfészek a semmi határában. Az augusztusi hőségben a görkorcsolyapályánál egy fiatal lány összeszólalkozik a barátjával, mindez lövöldözésbe torkollik – látszólag egyszerű eset, de Jeffrey Tolliver nyomozó ezennel szörnyű bűnténybe keveredik. A boncolásnál kiderül, hogy a lány szexuális zaklatásnak és rituális csonkításnak is ki volt téve, de a család és a barátok eltitkolnak valamit a múltból, ami nyomra vezethetné Tollivert. A hallgatásnak nagy ára van, a szadista újabb áldozatot szed, és a nyomozó szörnyű sejtése beigazolódik; azok, akik a szálakat mozgatják, közelebb vannak, mint hinné... Karin Slaughter mesterien ért a gyilkos elmék működéséhez. Belelát az emberi lélek legsötétebb zugaiba is, és elemi erővel tárja elénk a legszörnyűbb titkokat. Aki odavan a vérfagyasztó thrillerekért, az okos nyomozókért és a meglepő fordulatokért, az nem csalódik Karin Slaughterben, aki számos bestsellerével világszerte kivívta a nagyközönség szeretetét.