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The Cage
The Cage: A Novel | Bonnie Kistler
5 posts | 5 read | 5 to read
Combining the propulsive narrative drive of The Firm with the psychological complexity of The Silent Patient, a gripping and original thriller about two professional womencolleagues at an international fashion conglomeratewho enter an elevator together . . . but only one is alive when they reach the ground floor. On a cold, misty Sunday night, two women are alone in the offices of fashion conglomerate Claudine de Martineau International. One is the companys human resources director. Impeccably dressed and perfectly coiffed, she sits at her desk and stares somberly out the window. Down the hall, her colleague, one of the companys lawyers, is buried under a pile of paperwork, frantically rushing to finish. Leaving at the same time, the two women, each preoccupied by her own thoughts, enter the elevator that will take them down from the 30th floor. When they arrive at the lobby, one of the women is dead. Was it murder or suicide? An incredibly original novel that turns the office thriller on its head, The Cage is a wild ride that begins with a bang and picks up speed as it races to its dramatic end.
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jdw
The Cage: A Novel | Bonnie Kistler
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Mehso-so

An easy read that unfortunately missed the mark of being noteworthy in any sense. The plot idea is unique and unlike anything I‘ve encountered before, but it was not properly executed. The whole book I felt like I was holding my breath, waiting to figure out what happened that fateful night of February 2nd, and when it was finally revealed, I felt so majorly disappointed. Lackluster in all aspects. Pick this up if you need something easy

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bookandbedandtea
The Cage: A Novel | Bonnie Kistler
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Pickpick

This was not what I expected. I understood this to be a fast paced locked room mystery, and it starts that way, but then takes a lengthy detour into prison story followed by legal thriller and it loses a lot of momentum. The legalese was interesting enough but it slowed down the story as it then shifted into a revenge plot. Ultimately I liked this but I kept having to reset my expectations about what I was reading.

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bookandbedandtea
The Cage: A Novel | Bonnie Kistler
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🎧 Listening to this while I enjoy my back porch. In about an hour it will be too hot back here and I'll have to go inside where there's A/C and do my cleaning. 🎧

robinb Nice cozy spot. 💙 2y
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AudiobookingWithLeah
The Cage: A Novel | Bonnie Kistler
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A Legal/Psychological Thriller
Mystery with light suspense
Twists, plot shifts & some intriguing surprises

I was not liking this at first and I considered bailing on it. But I stuck with it and it takes an unexpected turn about a third way in, after that shift, it becomes considerably better. And that epilogue was surely the cherry on top of this okay-ish cake.

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LKK526
The Cage: A Novel | Bonnie Kistler
Mehso-so

Two women working late in a high rise office building get into an elevator at the same time. When the car lands only one of the women is alive

This sounds like the beginning of a great story but I found it just mediocre. Some experienced mystery readers may even be a couple of steps ahead of the plot