Life seems good for Justine Fielding. Winning both a place at Oxford and the attention of Alexis, the leader of the in-crowd, things just couldn't be better for the attractive and sought-after Head Girl of Fairview High. However, Justine quickly discovers that her new friends aren't quite as glamorous as they seem, and under their cool veneer, lays a deadly secret, a secret which led to the suicide of classmate Darren Mullet. But Darren is not taking this one lying down. He's back from the grave and hell bent on revenge. As one by one he despatches his tormentors, the in-crowd are about to discover once and for all, that life as a teenager really is murder....