Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Girl Gone | 2020 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 2 | Girl Under Water | 2020 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 3 | Watch Her Sleep | 2021 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
The Charlotte Winters series by L. T. Vargus consists of three mystery thrillers published in 2020 and 2021. The series begins with First Girl Gone, which introduces Charlotte as she returns to her hometown and takes on a missing person case that has uncomfortable parallels to her own past. Girl Under Water and Watch Her Sleep continue her investigations in the same community.
The series has a more personal, small-town feel compared to Vargus’s FBI-focused Violet Darger books. Charlotte’s character is shaped by the unresolved disappearance of her sister, adding emotional weight to each case she pursues.