{"product_id":"a-stranger-in-corfu-9781837263936","title":"A Stranger in Corfu","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down' TOM HOLLAND\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Laced with thrills' EVIE WYLD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron's Slough House . . . compelling' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Utterly gripping' ADAM RUTHERFORD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sublime . . . an exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak' Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A cracker from Preston. Deftly executed' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An electrifying, original read' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alex Preston\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 Feb 2026 by Canongate Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alex Preston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320515633530,"sku":"9781837263936","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781837263936.jpg?v=1790655917","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-stranger-in-corfu-9781837263936","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}