''The Cage'' is a pulp-era novel by British author

Sydney Horler Sydney Horler (18 July 1888 – 27 October 1954) was a prolific British novelist specialising in thrillers. He was born in Leytonstone, Essex, and educated at Redcliffe School and Colston School in Bristol. His first job was with ''Western Dai ...

. It was published in 1953 by Robert Hale.

Plot

A young woman, Virginia Hoyle, moves from her provincial town to London after winning a local beauty contest. A reporter from her home town, Jim Norris, with whom she was friends, likewise moves to London where he obtains a job as a newspaper reporter on

Fleet Street Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was na ...

. Virginia is soon targeted by several parties involved in the 'White Slave' industry and is kidnapped. Norris follows a trail of leads and is eventually able to secure Virginia's freedom. Pulp fiction 1953 British novels Novels set in London British thriller novels Novels by Sydney Horler Robert Hale books {{1950s-thriller-novel-stub