
Still Life
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A perfect companion read that hits the same notes as A Death on Corfu.
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When widow Minnie Harper reluctantly takes a job as typist for the insufferable mystery writer Stephen Dorian on the Greek island of Corfu, she discovers the murdered body of a young maid whose death the local authorities seem eager to ignore. Determined to seek justice for the forgotten victim, Minnie launches her own dangerous investigation with help from her enigmatic employer, uncovering dark secrets that suggest the killer may not be finished.
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| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life | Louise Penny | 4.3 | 2008 | 312 | Closest match |
| The Thursday Murder Club📚 Series starter | Richard Osman | 4.3 | 2020 | 384 | Start a new series |
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The most similar books to A Death on Corfu are Still Life, The Thursday Murder Club, Murder on the Orient Express.
After finishing A Death on Corfu, readers most commonly pick up Still Life next.
Authors similar to Emily Sullivan include Louise Penny, Agatha Christie.
A Death on Corfu is a Mystery novel by Emily Sullivan, published in 2025. It features elements of Mystery.
A Death on Corfu is 288 pages long.
Living in Greece at the turn of the twentieth century, widow Minnie Harper struggles to find her place in a swiftly changing world. But when a local woman is murdered, her resolve is put to the test in a race to shed light on the truth . . .The first in a new series for readers of Tasha Alexander, Deanna Raybourn, Anna Lee Huber, and Rhys Bowen.Minnie Harper isn’t used to putting herself first. Not after she moved away from England only to be left raising two children alone on the Greek Island of Corfu following her husband’s unexpected death. But with her daughter begging to be sent to school abroad and her son grasping at his own independence, Minnie realizes she must prepare for the next stage of her life.When famous mystery author Stephen Dorian settles into a neighboring villa to escape writer’s block and hidden scandals, she is intrigued at first by the handsome Londoner-until he proves to be nothing more than a boorish grump. Determined to avoid the man as much as possible, Minnie is shocked when he offers her a well-paid job as his typist. She isn’t in a position to turn down work, even from a man she has sworn to hate.But before Minnie can fully regret her decision to take the job, she makes a horrifying discovery that changes everything. A young maid has been murdered, and local authorities aren’t moving fast enough to bring justice to the terrible crime. Unwilling to allow the death to fade into obscurity like the stories of so many other women deemed unworthy by society, Minnie launches an investigation of her own-and reluctantly accepts Stephen’s help. As she embarks on a dangerous search for answers that reveals another side of Corfu, unsettling questions take shape about her employer-turned-confidant and the culprit who just might do whatever it takes to strike again . . .