{"product_id":"a-stranger-in-corfu-alex-preston","title":"A Stranger in Corfu - Alex Preston","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA vivid reimagining of a real, hidden slice of the British Intelligence Service’s history, \u003cem\u003eA Stranger in Corfu\u003c\/em\u003e 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\n\u003cp class=\"review\"\u003e“Le Carré meets \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eA Stranger is Corfu\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly atmospheric thriller. Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"review-source\"\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"work-page__secondary-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review\"\u003e“Imagine the \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/i\u003e 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”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"review-source\"\u003eNatalie Haynes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publication Date\"\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eCanongate Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9781837263936\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Binding\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Author\"\u003eAlex Preston\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Diavazo Greek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56948598440318,"sku":"stranger in corfu","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/files\/a-stranger-in-corfu-alex-preston-3243934.jpg?v=1771570389","url":"https:\/\/checkout.diavazo.co.uk\/products\/a-stranger-in-corfu-alex-preston","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}