What Boys Learn, Andromeda RomanoLax
What Boys Learn, Andromeda RomanoLax
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What Boys Learn

Author: Andromeda Romano-Lax

Narrator: Eva Kaminsky, Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/06/2026

Synopsis

From the author of The Deepest Lake comes a gripping novel of psychological suspense that unravels a mother’s worst fear—that her son may have played a part in the murders of two teenage girls in a wealthy Chicago suburb. Over one terrible weekend, two teenage girls are found dead in a wealthy Chicago suburb. As the community mourns, Abby Rosso, the girls’ high school counselor, begins to suspect that her son, Benjamin, was secretly involved in their lives—and possibly, their deaths. Abby doesn’t want to believe Benjamin hurt anyone. But she’s seen the warning signs before. Two decades ago, her brother was imprisoned for a disturbing crime—he was only a little older than Benjamin is now. And Abby has more troubling memories from her own adolescence that confirm what boys and men are capable of. As Abby searches for the truth about what happened to her students, she’s forced to face the question: Has she been making excuses for Benjamin for years? Swirling with sharp questions about family, memory, and psychopathy, What Boys Learn is a twisty thriller about how boys are raised—and what they are taught they can get away with.

About Andromeda Romano-Lax

Andromeda Romano-Lax is the author of The Spanish Bow, a New York Times Editors' Choice that has been translated into eleven languages; The Detour; Behave; and Plum Rains, which won the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic; as well as numerous works of nonfiction. She is a cofounder of 49 Writers, a statewide literary organization in Alaska, and lives on a small island in British Columbia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by STEPH on January 09, 2026

I don’t want to open this review on a negative tone, so I’ll start by saying I enjoyed roughly 30% of the book. It began with promise. The mystery surrounding the deaths of the two teenage girls immediately cast suspicion on Benjamin, and as the story progressed and his personality slowly unraveled,......more

Goodreads review by KellyJ1028 on November 20, 2025

So here’s a little magic: the publisher ( SOHO Press) granted my very first wish on Netgalley, and it was like stepping into a fairytale and plucking a star right out of the sky. My heart skipped a beat, & suddenly the world sparkled just a bit brighter. When the truth knocks, how far will a mother......more

Goodreads review by Jen on August 30, 2025

I liked the concept of this book but didn’t think it fully delivered. The story centers on Abby, who believes her son might be involved in the murder of 2 classmates. The book delves into Abby’s role as a psychologist and also her past, where the reader learns about her brother and their shared expe......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on January 12, 2026

Abby Rosso is an example of someone who should never be a counselor. Her ability to assess whether men (and her son Benjamin) should be trusted is nonexistent, almost as if she’s a magnet attracting unhealthy men. WHAT BOYS LEARN explores nature vs nurture as Abby worries that Benjamin has inherited......more

Goodreads review by Maven_Reads on December 17, 2025

What Boys Learn by Andromeda Romano-Lax is a chilling psychological thriller about a mother confronting her deepest fears when Abby Rosso’s teenage son, Benjamin, becomes a suspect in the deaths of two classmates in their affluent Chicago suburb, forcing her to wrestle with uneasy questions about in......more

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