En bur av guld – The Golden Cage
By Camilla Läckberg
An exhilarating novel from a global superstar – a sexy, over-the-top psychological thriller that tells the story of the scorned wife of a billionaire and her delicious plot to get her revenge and bring him to his knees.
FAYE HAS LOVED Jack since they were students at business school. Jack, the perpetual golden boy, grew up wealthy, unlike Faye, who has worked hard to bury a dark past.
WHEN JACK NEEDS help launching a new company, Faye leaves school to support him, waitressing by day and working as his strategist by night. With the business soaring, Faye and Jack have a baby, and Faye finds herself at home, caring for their daughter, wealthier than she ever imagined, but more and more removed from the excitement of the business world. And none of the perks of wealth make up for the fact that Jack has begun to treat her coldly, undermining her intelligence and forgetting all she sacrificed for his success.
WHEN FAYE DISCOVERS that he’s having an affair, the polished façade of their life cracks wide open. Faye is alone, emotionally shattered, and financially devastated – but hell hath no fury like a woman with a violent past bent on vengeance. Jack is about to get exactly what he deserves, and so much more. In this splashy, electrifying story of sex, betrayal, and secrets, a woman’s revenge is a brutal but beautiful thing.
THE GOLDEN CAGE was awarded a Diamond Book from the Swedish publisher in 2021 since it has sold over 300.000 copies.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Published by Forum, 2019
RIGHTS SOLD
Brazil, Editora Arqueiro
Lithuania, UAB Amo Tanto
Macedonia, Feniks
Serbia, Publik Praktikum
Slovenia, Ucila
Taiwan, Business Weekly Publisher
US, Knopf
REVIEWS
The Golden Cage […] keeps up a high tempo all the way through and is carried by a controlled, well-articulated rage over the state of things, over the doomed love that fells us all, and the helpless women who stay in their cages, refusing to see the contempt of their husbands. This is a style that suits Camilla Läckberg to a T, in a genre that has left the disdain behind.
– Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
The latest Camilla Läckberg is more driven and contemporary […] The entertainment value is great, the final twist extremely striking.
– Sydsvenskan, Sweden
The Golden Cage is an entertaining page-turner that aims at really thrilling revenge drama.
– Skånska Dagbladet, Sweden
Camilla Läckberg leaves Fjällbacka and enters the glamorous environment in Stockholm. In a smart thriller she portrays the degradation on an everyday level – and someone who finally strikes back. The culture writer Inger Melin is affected. […] Skillfully written and gruesomely comprehensible, like Agnes Lidbeck’s Supporting Act but set in a millionaire setting. […] It’s an updated The Life and Loves of a She-Devil […] It’s very readable, driven. Camilla Läckberg has always been superb at creating redoubled excitement by telling the story in several timetables.
– Kristianstadsbladet, Sweden
Topical, sharp and elegant. […] It’s believable and the story is skillfully told. […] When I get to the thrilling and magnificent ending I shudder.
– Bohusläningen, Sweden
An extremely satisfying thriller from the ever-compelling Camilla Läckberg, The Golden Cage begins with an anxious housewife trapped in a loveless marriage that she’s determined to hold together, and soon evolves into one of the most twisted and triumphant revenge thrillers I’ve ever come across.
– CrimeReads, United States
In The Golden Cage, the newest thriller from Camilla Läckberg, trophy wife Faye […] takes revenge on her rich adulterous in a genius way.
– De Telegraaf, The Netherlands
Perfectly realistic, breathtaking and feminist, the new novel from the Scandinavian queen of crime is a total success.
– Maxi, United States
An explosive cocktail of intelligence, cruelty and willpower, all sprinkled with a good dose of feminism. A pure delight!
– Florence Dalmas, Le Dauphiné Libéré/ Vaucluse Matin, France
A very intelligent psycho-thriller with a twist – and a brilliant ending which you would never expect.
– Lesen und Hören, Germany
Camilla Läckberg continues astonishing her readers. And to rock the book market and the rankings every time she publishes a novel.
– L’Adige, Italy
Swedish writer Camilla Läckberg, a best-selling crime novelist, experiments in The Golden Cage with sex, revenge and female stereotypes. Sex and blood, the key to success.
– El País, Spain
This also had one of the best first and last pages I’ve ever read, if you can read page one and not have your jaw hanging opening I would be shocked and the last line reveal was 🔥 Definitely recommended as a summer thriller, I’m telling you guys this was hot, wicked and so much fun!
– @novelgossip, United States
I’m about halfway through this & it’s equal parts sexy & dark & I love it. I’m always a fan of a good revenge story & this one is setting up to be all that & more!
– @k2reader, United States
It’s always refreshing when you happen across a cleverly written thriller and Läckberg has done just that. What’s more perfect for summer reading than a dark, titillating psychological thriller? Nothing tickles my fancy more than a story of revenge executed perfectly. And Readers: I can confirm the cover matches the words inside. The Golden Cage is sensational, sexy, and surprising!
– @shereadswithcats, United States
I couldn’t get enough of the drama. Imagine going into full on revenge mode to protect you and what you most love. This title is a MUST for your Summer Beach Reads, Binge Reads, Worthy Suspense Reads, and all the readings lists related. I definitely, definitely recommend it!
– Elliesinfinitebooks, United States
Smart, unflinching… [a] novel of female empowerment and triumph over the patriarchy.
– Mary Kubica, The New York Times Book Review, United States
The Golden Cage is a fast-paced psychological thriller about betrayal, sex, money, and a scorned wife’s revenge à la Gone Girl.
– Dana Vogel, BuzzFeed, United States
Sexy, scandalous, and terrifying, this is the kind of suspense story you gobble up in one sitting.”
– Real Simple, United States
Insightful, addictive – and twisted! A.
– In Touch, United States
A sexy, deliciously dark journey.
– Paula L. Woods, The Los Angeles Times, United States
Läckberg has made a career out of writing ingenious psychological suspense stories about vile people doing vile things… The Golden Cage tells a nasty tale about entrenched male domination in a supposedly enlightened society; great wealth and the soul rot it can breed; and the payback — oh, the sweet, sick payback of a woman used and spurned, rising up from the discard pile.
– Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post, United States
One stunningly sexy and over-the-top psychological thriller about the wife of a billionaire entrepreneur whose intelligence and sacrifice is constantly undermined. Faye has some well-hidden secrets too, but she is about to take vengeance of epic proportions on her cheating husband, and, what’s the phrase? Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned.
– Parade, United States
This story is like if Big Little Lies and Gone Girl had a baby… Läckberg is a popular author in Sweden and it’s easy to see why — she writes a good tale of revenge… Readers will want Faye to have her revenge and will be glad to see everything tied up at the end.
– Amy Phelps, Parkersburg News and Sentinel, United States
The doyenne of Swedish crime fiction serves up a propulsive tale of a scorned woman who seeks to crush the husband who betrayed her and gets back at him by surreptitiously stealing his multimillion-dollar company out from under him. There’s enough haute couture, Cava, and hot sex to sate a devotee of romance fiction, but the real satisfaction comes in watching our heroine reclaim her fierceness.
– O Magazine, United States
A fabulous, frothy novel.
– The New York Post, United States
A heart-pumping tale of twisty revenge. This sexy psychological thriller is Big Little Lies meets Gone Girl meets The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
– PopSugar, United States
An extremely satisfying thriller from the ever-compelling Camilla Läckberg, The Golden Cage begins with an anxious housewife trapped in a loveless marriage that she’s determined to hold together, and soon evolves into one of the most twisted and triumphant revenge thrillers I’ve ever come across.
– Molly Odintz, CrimeReads, United States
Written by European superstar Läckberg, this is a twisty tale set squarely inside the world of the very rich and very fabulous… Get that preorder on.
– Glamour, United States
Comparisons to Gone Girl and Lisbeth Salander will undoubtedly be drawn, and the cunning revenge plot does justify those parallels, but there are satisfying themes of redemption, loyalty, and power here that push the story beyond vengeance. A darkly glamorous and utterly absorbing departure.
– Booklist, United States
Läckberg outdoes herself with this delectable tale of revenge… Sexy… exquisite..
– Publishers Weekly, United States
Läckberg, the mistress of Scandinavian noir, returns with a smart riff on women’s thrillers: This is Big Little Lies meets Gone Girl with some 9 to 5 tossed in for good measure… A deliciously inventive thriller brimming with sex, secrets, and scandal.
– Kirkus, United States
The Golden Cage is a twisting, brutal tale of betrayal and revenge. Läckberg paints a vivid portrait of a dark and complicated anti-heroine who is both the abused and abuser, victim and victimizer. A chilling, timely read sure to thrill her international legion of fans!
– Lisa Unger, New York Times best-selling author of The Stranger Inside, United States
A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness – The Golden Cage is tensely and skillfully drawn.
– Karin Slaughter, author of 19 international best-selling novels, United States
It’s about time that Americans get to savor the delicious twists and bad behavior that mark a Camilla Läckberg thriller. The Golden Cage is a wonderful, take-no-prisoners mashup of Gone Girl, Billions, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
– Chris Bohjalian, New York Times best-selling author of The Flight Attendant and The Red Lotus, United States
Camilla Läckberg is a master of psychological suspense: she grabbed me by the throat with this sharply written, wildly entertaining tale of wealth, power and revenge and kept me up straight through the night. The Golden Cage may be my first exposure to Europe’s “Queen of Crime” but it certainly won’t be my last. I’m a Läckberg fan for life.
– Cristina Alger, New York Times best-selling author of Girls Like Us, United States
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