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Faye's Revenge

by Camilla Läckberg

The Faye's Revenge series by Camilla Läckberg has 3 known books (2 published; 1 with an undated publication record) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Gilded Cage (2020). Camilla Läckberg wrote the series; book 1 were translated by Neil Smith; books 2-3 were translated by Ian Giles.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
2
First published
2020
Status
completed
Shelved under
Thriller
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Start here: The Gilded Cage (2020) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Gilded Cage

The Gilded Cage (2020)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Gilded Cage

    Novel

    The Gilded Cage opened the trilogy in 2020, translated by Neil Smith, setting up Faye Adelheim's betrayal by her husband Jack and the ice-cold campaign to reclaim everything she lost, across 374 pages.

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  2. Silver Tears

    Novel

    Silver Tears followed in 2022, translated by Ian Giles, running 376 pages -- fractionally the longest of the three -- as Faye's revenge escalates into corporate sabotage.

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  3. Dreams of Bronze

    Novel

    Dreams of Bronze, also translated by Ian Giles, closes the trilogy in 2026 at 324 pages -- the shortest volume -- bringing Faye's calculated campaign to its conclusion.

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About the Faye's Revenge series

Faye's Revenge is Läckberg's departure from the Fällbacka police procedurals: a sharper, more commercial trilogy about Faye Adelheim, a brilliant, self-made businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire only to have her husband Jack push her out of the company and the marriage. The first book, The Gilded Cage (2020), sets up the betrayal and Faye's methodical, ice-cold campaign to take back everything she lost; the following two novels, Silver Tears (2022) and Dreams of Bronze (2026), escalate the stakes across a story of sustained, calculated revenge, corporate sabotage, and the found-family of women Faye gathers around her company, Revenge. Where the Fällbacka books work through an official police investigation, Faye's Revenge is unapologetic wish-fulfillment thriller: a wronged woman methodically dismantling the man and the system that wronged her, with betrayal, blackmail and violence escalating across all three books toward a single, continuous story rather than a case-of-the-book structure.

Frequently asked questions

Who writes the Faye's Revenge series?

Camilla Läckberg wrote the series; book 1 were translated by Neil Smith; books 2-3 were translated by Ian Giles.

How many books are in the Faye's Revenge series?

Three: The Gilded Cage (2020), Silver Tears (2022), and Dreams of Bronze (2026), which closes the trilogy.

Do I need to read Faye's Revenge in order?

Yes -- unlike the Fällbacka books, this is one continuous revenge story told across all three novels, not standalone mysteries.

Is Faye's Revenge connected to the Fällbacka series?

No, it's a separate story with its own cast, marking a deliberate shift from Läckberg's police-procedural Fällbacka novels toward a straight revenge thriller.

Why is book one called The Gilded Cage in some editions and The Golden Cage in others?

The Gilded Cage is the UK/Australian title and Golden Cage the US title for the same Neil Smith translation of Läckberg's En bur av guld (2019); this catalogue uses the UK title.

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