Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead End Girl | 2017 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 2 | Image in a Cracked Mirror | 2017 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 3 | Killing Season | 2017 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 4 | The Last Victim | 2017 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 5 | The Girl in the Sand | 2018 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 6 | Bad Blood | 2018 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 7 | Five Days Post Mortem | 2019 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 8 | Into the Abyss | 2019 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 9 | Night on Fire | 2019 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 10 | Dark Passage | 2021 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 11 | Trouble in Paradise | 2021 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 12 | Countdown to Midnight | 2021 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 13 | Couple Killer | 2022 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 14 | When Darkness Falls | 2022 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 15 | Lonesome Highway | 2022 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
| 16 | Celebrity Skin | 2023 | L. T. Vargus | Buy |
The Violet Darger series is L. T. Vargus’s flagship work, spanning sixteen books from 2017 to 2023. The series follows FBI Special Agent Violet Darger as she hunts serial killers across the country, starting with Dead End Girl and running through Celebrity Skin. Each novel presents a new case with its own twisted killer, while the overarching series tracks Darger’s career and personal growth.
The books are known for their dark subject matter and propulsive pacing. Vargus writes Darger as a capable but flawed investigator who is affected by the violence she encounters. The series shares its universe with the Victor Loshak Thriller books, and readers of both will find crossover characters and references that enrich the overall reading experience.