Awake in the Dark Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Fade to Black |
2014 |
Buy |
| Bled White |
2014 |
Buy |
| Red on the Inside |
2015 |
Buy |
| Back in Black |
2015 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Blue |
2016 |
Buy |
Charlotte Winters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| First Girl Gone |
2020 |
Buy |
| Girl Under Water |
2020 |
Buy |
| Watch Her Sleep |
2021 |
Buy |
Shadows of Love Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Love Her Darkly |
2025 |
Buy |
| Kiss of Death |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Casting Shadows Everywhere |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Clowns |
2016 |
Buy |
The Scattered and the Dead Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Book 0.5 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Book 1 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Book 1.5 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Book 2 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Book 2.5 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Book 2.6 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Book 3 |
2020 |
Buy |
Victor Loshak Thriller Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Beyond Good & Evil |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Good Life Crisis |
2018 |
Buy |
| What Lies Beneath |
2019 |
Buy |
| Take Warning |
2019 |
Buy |
| Silent Night |
2020 |
Buy |
| Desert Heat |
2022 |
Buy |
| Lone Wolf |
2024 |
Buy |
Violet Darger Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Dead End Girl |
2017 |
Buy |
| Image in a Cracked Mirror |
2017 |
Buy |
| Killing Season |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Last Victim |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Girl in the Sand |
2018 |
Buy |
| Bad Blood |
2018 |
Buy |
| Five Days Post Mortem |
2019 |
Buy |
| Into the Abyss |
2019 |
Buy |
| Night on Fire |
2019 |
Buy |
| Dark Passage |
2021 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Paradise |
2021 |
Buy |
| Countdown to Midnight |
2021 |
Buy |
| Couple Killer |
2022 |
Buy |
| When Darkness Falls |
2022 |
Buy |
| Lonesome Highway |
2022 |
Buy |
| Celebrity Skin |
2023 |
Buy |
L. T. Vargus is the pen name of a writing duo known for dark, fast-paced crime fiction and thrillers. Their most popular work is the Violet Darger series, which follows an FBI agent investigating serial killers across sixteen novels. They also write the connected Victor Loshak Thriller series, which features a veteran FBI profiler in his own set of cases.
Beyond crime fiction, Vargus has written the Awake in the Dark series and the post-apocalyptic Scattered and the Dead series, which explores survival after societal collapse. Their Charlotte Winters mystery series and the newer Shadows of Love books round out a catalog that ranges from supernatural horror to romantic suspense. The authors maintain a steady output, having published over forty books since 2013.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has L. T. Vargus written?
L. T. Vargus has written 42 books across seven series.
What was L. T. Vargus's first book?
L. T. Vargus’s first book is Casting Shadows Everywhere, published in 2013.
Are the Violet Darger and Victor Loshak series connected?
Yes, both series are set in the same universe and feature FBI characters. Victor Loshak appears as a supporting character in several Violet Darger novels before getting his own spinoff series. Readers often enjoy both series for the overlapping world and shared cast.