Description: "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.Brief description: Alex Preston is an award-winning author of five novels published in Britain, including This Bleeding City, The Revelations, In Love and War, and Winchelsea, as well as the nonfiction book As Kingfishers Catch Fire. He writes regularly for The New York Times, The Economist, and Harper's Bazaar. He reviews books for The Observer's New Review, Financial Times, and The Spectator. Alex is co-founder of the Corfu Literary Festival and Patron of Oxford Literary Festival. He lives in England.
Review Quotes: "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