Betrayal

Description

Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Ursula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again. But on her first day in the post, Ursula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Ursula could ever have imagined. A homeless man is stalking her - but is he hounding her, or warning her of some danger? And why has the death of her father in police custody so many years earlier reared its head again? As Ursula is drawn into dirty politics, facing increasingly deadly threats, the lives of her stalker, her bodyguard and even a witch-like cleaning lady intertwine. Small betrayals become large ones, and the stakes are raised even higher...

Icelandic crime writer Lilja Sigurdardottir was born in the town of Akranes in 1972 and raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. An award-winning playwright, Lilja has written four crime novels, with Snare, the first in a new series and Lilja's English debut shortlisting for the CWA International Dagger and hitting bestseller lists worldwide. Trap soon followed suit. The film rights have been bought by Palomar Pictures in California. Lilja has a background in education and has worked in evaluation and quality control for preschools in recent years. She lives in Reykjavik with her partner.

"Cage is written in a clean, understated style, the author letting the reader put together the emotional beats and plot developments. Smart writing with a strongly beating heart." --Big Issue "Compassion beats complexity every time." --Times "Deftly plotted though and with a forensic attention to the technicalities of stock exchange manipulations and drug running techniques." --Crime Time "Tackling topical issues, the book will tell you a great deal about why the world's in the state it is, while never neglecting its duty to entertain." --S Magazine "Tense, edgy and delivering more than a few unexpected twists and turns." --Sunday Times Crime Club Star Pick "Tough, uncompromising and unsettling." --Val McDermid, author, A Darker Domain "With shocks and surprises in store, and that oh so satisfying end, Cage provoked, chilled, and thrilled me." --LoveReading