The Murphy Shepherd Novels
The Keeper Series
Combine James Patterson and Colleen Hoover and you'll start to understand why audiences are riveted by the Murphy Shepherd series: gripping action, heart-wrenching emotion, and deep questions that deserve to be considered.
Reading order
Book 1 · 2020
The Water Keeper
Where it all begins. Meet Murphy Shepherd.
I’ve thought a good bit about to introduce this, my 14th novel, and given that this is my 20th year as a writer, I thought I’d try something new.
Book 2 · 2021
The Letter Keeper
He shows up when all hope is lost.
Combining heart-wrenching emotion with edge-of-your-seat tension, New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin explores the true power of sacrificial love.
Book 3 · 2022
The Record Keeper
Love shows up. Even when it costs everything.
The adrenaline-pumping third entry in Martin's Murphy Shepherd series (after The Letter Keeper) explores human depravity and the healing power of love.
Book 4 · 2025
The Keeper
Three daughters taken. No clues. Only Murph can bring them home.
The Keeper is book four in the Murphy Shepherd series by New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin. Murph faces his biggest rescue yet — without Bones.