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Aegean Blue

(2026)
(The first book in the Gilded Lily series)
A novel by

 
 
Get away from it all with the new black comedy murder mystery series from acclaimed author of the Frida SkardetScandi Noir novels and the Sam Tilson espionage thrillers TOM QUILLER! This new series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week spent at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain, THE GILDED LILLY. Each book features a different ensemble cast and a different, exotic and exclusive location.

One week. One island. One dead body.

Welcome to The Gilded Lily: Aegean Blue, an ultra-exclusive Greek island retreat where influencers detox beside dynasties, and secrets come dressed in silk.

When a body is discovered at dawn on midsummer's day, the island descends into whispered panic. But this isn’t the end of the story. It’s just the beginning.

A week earlier, a disgraced fantasy author arrives with his much younger wife. He is being watched. A retired actress watches from behind mirrored sunglasses. A gardener weeds her beds but hides a secret. A maid knows more than she should. And three sisters, cursed with beauty and rage, circle the guests like silent Furies.

As the days unspool under a cruel Mediterranean sun, allegiances form, truths unravel, and each guest edges closer to something they cannot undo.

Aegean Blue is a gripping, slow-burn literary thriller that blends The White Lotus with Gone Girl, laced with acid humour and Greek tragedy. Half the fun is guessing who dies. The other half is unravelling the mysteries each character hides.


Genre: Mystery

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