A Stranger in Corfu
- 12 Feb 2026
- 9781837263936
- £18.99
- 304 pp
- 141×220mm
- 12 Feb 2026
- 9781837263943
- £15.19
- 304 pp
- 12 Feb 2026
- 9781837263950
- £25
- 8 hrs 56 min
In a few words
A tense, masterfully spun novel about espionage, shadowy morality and unravelled secrets set on the sun-drenched Greek island of Vidos
In a few words
A tense, masterfully spun novel about espionage, shadowy morality and unravelled secrets set on the sun-drenched Greek island of Vidos
In a few words
A tense, masterfully spun novel about espionage, shadowy morality and unravelled secrets set on the sun-drenched Greek island of Vidos
Imagine the cast of 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
Le Carré meets The Durrells - A Stranger is Corfu is a brilliantly atmospheric thriller. Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down
Tom Holland
Imagine the cast of 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
Le Carré meets The Durrells - A Stranger is Corfu is a brilliantly atmospheric thriller. Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down
Tom Holland
Imagine the cast of 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
Le Carré meets The Durrells - A Stranger is Corfu is a brilliantly atmospheric thriller. Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down
Tom Holland
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‘Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down’ TOM HOLLAND
‘Laced with thrills’ EVIE WYLD
‘A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron’s Slough House . . . compelling’ Guardian
‘Utterly gripping’ ADAM RUTHERFORD
‘Sublime . . . an exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak’ Wall Street Journal
‘A cracker from Preston. Deftly executed’ The Times
‘An electrifying, original read’ Financial Times
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 and masterfully spun novel about shadowy morality, unravelled secrets and the futility of trying to outrun the past.
More about
the book
‘Laced with thrills’ EVIE WYLD
‘Sublime . . . an exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak’ Wall Street Journal
‘A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron’s Slough House . . . compelling’ Guardian
‘A cracker from Preston. Deftly executed’ The Times
‘An electrifying, original read’ Financial Times
On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air.
Former members of MI6 are sent here to be forgotten. Exiled. Either too damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely. They endeavour to make the best of their fate, but when of their own washes up dead, alliances fracture, secrets unravel and a tidal wave of suspicion begins to rise . . .
More about
the book
‘Laced with thrills’ EVIE WYLD
‘Sublime . . . an exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak’ Wall Street Journal
‘A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron’s Slough House . . . compelling’ Guardian
‘A cracker from Preston. Deftly executed’ The Times
‘An electrifying, original read’ Financial Times
On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air.
Former members of MI6 are sent here to be forgotten. Exiled. Either too damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely. They endeavour to make the best of their fate, but when of their own washes up dead, alliances fracture, secrets unravel and a tidal wave of suspicion begins to rise . . .
An espionage mystery of impressive inventiveness and rare compassion. Sublime . . . Clever . . . An exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak
A cracker from Alex Preston: a lovely, sun-drenched conceit, deftly executed
Taut, tense and utterly gripping: Preston evokes a wonderfully thrilling story from the dreamy Ioanian. Nothing short of brilliant
Adam Rutherford
A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron’s Slough House . . . This story of betrayal, disillusionment and the terrible cost of adherence to ideology is both compelling and humane
An espionage mystery of impressive inventiveness and rare compassion. Sublime . . . Clever . . . An exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak
A cracker from Alex Preston: a lovely, sun-drenched conceit, deftly executed
Taut, tense and utterly gripping: Preston evokes a wonderfully thrilling story from the dreamy Ioanian. Nothing short of brilliant
Adam Rutherford
A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron’s Slough House . . . This story of betrayal, disillusionment and the terrible cost of adherence to ideology is both compelling and humane
An espionage mystery of impressive inventiveness and rare compassion. Sublime . . . Clever . . . An exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak
A cracker from Alex Preston: a lovely, sun-drenched conceit, deftly executed
Taut, tense and utterly gripping: Preston evokes a wonderfully thrilling story from the dreamy Ioanian. Nothing short of brilliant
Adam Rutherford
A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron’s Slough House . . . This story of betrayal, disillusionment and the terrible cost of adherence to ideology is both compelling and humane