There are only losers in this game - a captivating novel about an obsessive friendship. A young man receives a scholarship to Cambridge, and his biggest dream comes true. But he feels like an outsider from the start. The customs and manners are foreign to him; he wears the wrong clothes, and he lacks the means for the dissolute lifestyle of others. Until he meets the charismatic Bryn Cavendish, and decides to reinvent himself. Because Bryn has everything he lacks: money, power and a large crowd of admirers. In fact, he manages to penetrate the inner circle of Bryn's circle of friends. But his enthusiasm is dimmed when he realizes that something dark lurks behind Bryn's dazzling façade, a cold cruelty that hits those who oppose Bryn. And when he himself falls into disgrace one day, a perfidious game takes its course. The brilliant debut of a great new voice from England - for all readers of Donna Tartt.