They Never Learn
By (Author) Layne Fargo
Vintage Publishing
Vintage
8th July 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Social issues
Feminism and feminist theory
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 35mm
500g
The queer feminist serial killer novel of the summer. They Never Learn is about good women who kill very bad men and get away with it - for fans of Bella Mackie and dark academia 'Deliciously satisfying... The feminist revenge thriller we need and deserve' Megan Collins Read the cult word-of-mouth hit readers are obsessed with- 'Such an incredible read!' 'Holy hell this book was fun!' 'Amazing twists!' 'Wow!' 'You guys NEED TO READ THIS!' He wasn't afraid of me. That was his first mistake. Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor and an even better serial killer. She's made it her mission in life to track down predatory men on campus and kill them and she's preparing for her biggest murder yet. Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year at college - keeping her head down and focussing on work. But when her roommate Allison is assaulted at a party Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay. When police start investigating the spate of local deaths, Scarlett starts to realise it's only a matter of time before her secret life is exposed and everything she's built comes crashing down with it... 'A gorgeously-written ragestorm of a thriller...will shock readers as much as it satisfies them' Wendy Heard 'Grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go' Samantha Downing
Grabs you by the throat and doesnt let go * Samantha Downing *
Will delight revenge aficionados everywhere * Booklist *
A fierce, feminist suspense Spectacular and propulsive * Samantha M. Bailey *
Darkly hypnotic and intensely compulsive. This is a psychological thriller of the highest order, a story that seeps into your thoughts like blood through floorboards * Criminal Element *
Deliciously satisfying The feminist revenge thriller we need and deserve * Megan Collins *
A gorgeously-written ragestorm of a thrillerwill shock readers as much as it satisfies them * Wendy Heard *
Layne Fargo has a background in theatre, women's studies and library science, so it's only fitting that she now writes deliciously dramatic, unapologetically feminist stories for a living. She's the author of psychological thrillers They Never Learn and Temper, as well as co-author on the bestselling Young Rich Widows series, and her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner, their pets and an ever-expanding collection of books she's definitely going to read before she dies.