Clique

Childhood soulmates Holly and Georgia are in their first term at university in Edinburgh. But when impressionable Georgia is drawn to an elite clique of young women, Holly is sceptical, sensing a more sinister bond between the girls than friendship.Holly is cooler, calmer and more cautious than the effervescent Georgia, who willfully throws herself into the madness of first year.When the two attend an electrifying lecture by hotshot Economics Professor, Jude McDermid, both find themselves considering their future and the possibility of applying to Jude's elite internship scheme. Georgia's determined to get in with the powerful and glamourous clique of alpha girls surrounding Jude, and Holly starts to feel left behind.But as both girls enter the social whirl and lavish parties of the Clique, their friendship is tested. Holly senses something sinister behind the glittering facade.

Holly is more suspicious than ever that something is wrong at Solasta Finance - and at the heart of the clique. Georgia has become more distant and everyone seems to be pretending there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for everything that has happened.

Holly is ready to start her new life as part of Jude's clique. But as Georgia continues to push for a competitive position at Solasta, Holly remains suspicious - a feeling that gets stronger when she starts to receive warning messages from a mysterious stranger.As the pressures mount on Georgia, Jude and her other girls pull tight, clinging to their old loyalties and turning a blind eye to the extraordinary circumstances around them.But on an evening out things come to a head - and both new and old friendships find themselves tested to breaking point.

Holly is finally getting comfortable. Her relationship with Rory has stepped up and her friendship with the girls feels ever more real. But when an awful truth surfaces, all that is shattered.Now Holly finds herself not knowing where to turn or who to trust. The warning messages she has been receiving intensify and the identity of their sender is more mysterious than ever.At a party to celebrate Georgia's achievements at Solasta, Holly finds herself at odds with the jolly atmosphere and things reach a vicious end.

With undeniable proof in front of her, Holly can now no longer deny the darkness of the world that she and Georgia have entered. Reaching out to Rory, she's shocked when he counsels patience in the face of such startling evidence.But Holly is done with being obedient, and as she draws her new friends closer to her, they conspire to drag the awful truth out into the light of day.Those revelations will bring the world crashing down around those who felt the most unassailable - but they will also set in motion a catastrophic set of events from which Holly may never return.

Holly's been taken right to the edge and now she's doubting every choice she's made along the way – who she's trusted, and how she's acted. The stakes are sky high and there's nowhere left to turn.With everything seemingly out on the table, everyone must account for their behaviour and the part they've played in the terrible events of this first term – some will step up and some will slink away.But even now there's one more card to play and, broken as she is, Holly will have to forge forward in the final battle to save Georgia from the darkness that has embroiled them all.

Holly is back for her second year of university, living with her friend Louise and two new younger students - Rayna and Fraser.Rayna and Fraser are enthralled by Holly and her part in exposing the corruption at Solasta last year. However Holly finds their unwanted attention uncomfortable and just wants to keep her distance and move on.

Holly is shocked after the brutal attack. The boys close ranks as blame is placed at their door, and Holly and Jack's new relationship is tested.Louise finds a place to fight for what she believes at an activist group, Women Rise, where she meets the charismatic politician Agnes Reid, who has a personal connection to recent events. Meanwhile the boys find themselves ever more entwined with Twitcher, the alternative media organisation led by Ben Howard.Holly finds herself caught between both groups in her search for the truth. When she asks for help from an old friend, is she heading into more danger?

With Rayna missing, Holly finds herself desperate to discover the truth of that night.When the university acts to punish the boys and expels Jack on the basis of an accusation, the boys go to town on the Dean of Students - and discover that he has some skeletons in his own cupboard. Unable to ignore corruption, Holly finds herself running with the boys - but are they mischievous or dangerous?Louise starts to question the beliefs she's defended so hard. Is everything that Rayna has told Holly true? Is Agnes hiding more than corruption? Whilst everyone wrestles with their version of the truth, the events of that night on the beach take an awful toll.

In the light of tragic events, everyone is thrown. New evidence emerges at Twitcher about the night on the beach and Holly and Louise come together to find the truth about Rayna.

Holly decides to take matters into her own hands finding solace in her own dark past. As Jack questions his own role in events, he looks for comfort in his family.

Holly wrestles with her dark side as she attempts to mete out her own form of justice. And with Rachel alongside her, nothing is certain. Back in the city, Ben organises a March For Men - aiming a mob of angry young men at a predictable target. Barney and Aubrey find themselves on opposite sides of the battle.Agnes starts to question her parenting - but the damage is already done. As everyone draws together, the rotten truths at the hearts of families, friendships and relationships will be dragged out into the light, with explosive consequences for all.