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They Never Learn

By: Layne Fargo
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq, Eileen Stevens
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 From the author of the “raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve—perfect for fans of Killing Eve and Chelsea Cain.

Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder.

Every year, Dr. Clark searches for the worst man at Gorman University—professor, student, or otherwise—and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she’s avoided drawing attention to herself…but as she’s preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Dr. Clark insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge. Everything’s going according to her master plan…until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure.

Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident—everything Carly wishes she could be—and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay...and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality.

“A gorgeously written ragestorm of a thriller” (Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club), They Never Learn is a feminist serial killer story that you won’t be able to put down. Crime Fiction LGBTQIA+ Creators Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction

Critic reviews

"Narrator Lameece Isaaq brings calculating serial killer Scarlett Clark to life in this new audiobook. The English professor at Gorman University uses her power and the fact she is mostly overlooked to plan and carry out the brutal murders of sexual predators on campus. Eileen Stevens portrays Carly Schiller, a shy student who is desperately trying to survive her first year on campus. When her roommate is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly seeks revenge. Isaaq and Schiller wholly embody their roles. Isaaq pulls off playing a sociopath with intense focus. Schiller captures the innocence and fury of a young woman who is desperate for justice. Both narrators are totally convincing, and listeners will be startled by the story's big surprises."
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This book really pulled me in, it got its point across quite bluntly and with lots of emotion. It made me understand, then at points actually feel, the intense anger of the main character.

Definitely a difficult book that will stay with me a long while, I’d recommend reading this when your brain is in a good place!

Strong, emotional thriller!

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Slayed so hard i gasped at the bus. Its giving killing eve and the glory

Slay

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Fantastic characters who I was rooting for throughout. Yes, there are some dark themes in the book (trigger warning for sexual assault), but it's handled deftly and isn't explicit - this is very much a book about taking-justice-into-your-own-hands kind of feminism. I guessed some of the ending, but not all of it and I genuinely didn't know how part of it was going to play out.

I don't want to say any more for the risk of spoiling anything, but if you want dark women's empowerment, this is your book!

Female bi Dexter but killing college prowlers

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It was a good book, but not amazing. It was quite slow to get going and then it dragged out for a lot and then didn't really go anywhere at the end.

slow burner, disappointing ending

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This is my favourite book of all time. The narration just made it even better! It really felt like I was listening to a seductive serial killer’s thoughts. I live for a strong female villian

I am in love with the narrator

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