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About the Book
"An espionage mystery of impressive inventiveness and rare compassion. Satisfying and clever."—The Wall Street Journal
A stylish, suspense-filled novel of espionage, shadowy morality, and unraveling secrets set on the sun-drenched Greek island of Vidos.
On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air. The inhabitants—former members of MI6—are sent here to be forgotten, exiled: either too damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely.
For years, residents make the best of their fate—old enemies reconcile, long-lost friends swim together in the warm sea, and estranged lovers share a bed once more. But secrets bind tightly. And when one of their own washes up dead, alliances fracture and a tide of suspicion begins to rise.
A vivid reimagining of a real, hidden slice of the British Intelligence Service's history, A Stranger in Corfu is an exquisitely tense, masterfully spun novel of unravelling secrets and the futility of trying to outrun the past.
A stylish, suspense-filled novel of espionage, shadowy morality, and unraveling secrets set on the sun-drenched Greek island of Vidos.
On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air. The inhabitants—former members of MI6—are sent here to be forgotten, exiled: either too damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely.
For years, residents make the best of their fate—old enemies reconcile, long-lost friends swim together in the warm sea, and estranged lovers share a bed once more. But secrets bind tightly. And when one of their own washes up dead, alliances fracture and a tide of suspicion begins to rise.
A vivid reimagining of a real, hidden slice of the British Intelligence Service's history, A Stranger in Corfu is an exquisitely tense, masterfully spun novel of unravelling secrets and the futility of trying to outrun the past.
Product Details
- Publisher: Pegasus Crime (August 4, 2026)
- Length: 304 pages
- ISBN13: 9798897101603
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Raves and Reviews
"An espionage mystery of impressive inventiveness and rare compassion. The sublime setting aside, A Stranger in Corfu is satisfyingly murky. For the crimes that take place on the small satellite of Corfu are as dark as the exploits of its 30 residents. An exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak."
– The Wall Street Journal
"The depth of characterization and the wealth of stunning descriptions hold this espionage thriller together. A heart-wrenching way to show spy lives."
– Booklist, starred review
"A beautiful, devastating, and multi-layered tour de force which brings Greece vividly to life.”
– Charles Cumming, author of The Moroccan Girl and Box 88
"John le Carré meets The Durrells. A Stranger is Corfu is a brilliantly atmospheric thriller. Suspenseful, vivid, and impossible to put down.”
– Tom Holland, author of Pax, Dominon, and Millenium
"Imagine the Slow Horses had parents who were also spies. Imagine those parents were on a small island, just off Corfu. Imagine that their chequered pasts might be catching up with them. And then realise you don't need to imagine it because Alex Preston has done it for you with this beautifully taut, clever, classy thriller.”
– Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and No Friend to This House
"Taut, tense and utterly gripping: Preston evokes a wonderfully thrilling story from the dreamy Ioanian. Nothing short of brilliant.”
– Adam Rutherford, author of The Book of Humans
"A beautiful, taut novel laced with the thrills of lives half-lived and never escaped; of friendship, love and relentless betrayal beneath Corfu's blazing sun and the restless, dark sea—where secrets threaten to drown them all. A story that haunts long after the last page.”
– Evie Wyld, author of The Echoes
"A stylish literary spy novel in which Agatha Christie meets the Cambridge Five, set on a sun-soaked island off Corfu. Sophisticated and stylishly self-aware, it weaves political intrigue with lyrical prose in an artful reimagining of the classic spy story.”
– Sarah Churchwell, author of The Wrath to Come
"A gripping thriller that explores the lives shaped—and shattered—by Cold War politics in Europe's southern fringe. Preston captures the fractured legacy of British intelligence and the ghosts it leaves behind with haunting precision. I was captivated from start to finish.”
– Peter Frankopan, author of The Earth Transformed and The New Silk Road
"Gripping, dark and clever: spies with troubled backstories; a small island off Corfu; Albania just across the water. It will be huge.”
– Sofka Zinocieff, author of The House on Paradise Street
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