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ⓘ About Tim McBain
Author Tim McBain writes only because life is something short and he would like to create something awesome before he dies. He lives in Hell, Michigan. He writes with his writing partner L. T. Vargus, and they have worked on different series together. Their work is from the thriller, horror, and suspense genres. “Fade to Black” is the first novel in the “Awake in the Dark” series and was released in the year 2014. It really sucks dying violent deaths again again. Jeff Grobnagger, who is a loner, has found this out the hard way. Each time he has a seizure, he has a dream where he is strangled and killed by a hooded man. He runs and hides. He fights. Whatever he does, all of his efforts end with him dying a horrible death.
All Book Series by Tim McBain
Casting Shadows Everywhere
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013 Co-authored · L.T. Vargus
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tim McBain?
Author Tim McBain writes only because life is something short and he would like to create something awesome before he dies. He lives in Hell, Michigan. He writes with his writing partner L.
Which Tim McBain series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Awake in the Dark series, the earliest of Tim McBain's multi-book series: it opens with Fade to Black (2014) and runs to 5 books across 2014–2016, ending with Beyond the Blue (2016). Tim McBain's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Tim McBain written?
Tim McBain has 42 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 40 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Violet Darger series with 16 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Tim McBain's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tim McBain's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Awake in the Dark (2014–2016, 5 books), The Scattered and the Dead (2016–2020, 7 books) and Violet Darger (2017–2023, 16 books), plus 3 more.
How are Tim McBain's books organised into series?
This guide splits Tim McBain's 42 books into 6 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Violet Darger (16 books, 2017–2023); The Scattered and the Dead (7 books, 2016–2020); Victor Loshak Thriller (7 books, 2018–2024); Awake in the Dark (5 books, 2014–2016); Charlotte Winters (3 books, 2020–2021), plus 1 further series.