This was such an inspirational read for me. CM took a realistic and sensitive topic and rendered a wonderful story from it. The characters were very well developed and interesting.
Many thanks to Thomas Nelson Fiction and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book is the follow up to The Water Keeper by Charles Martin. Charles has long been one of my favorite authors and his new books are no exception. The Letter Keeper picks up with Murph where the Water Keeper left off. We get to find out more about what makes him tick and where he came from. I am deeply invested in this character and devoured this book from the start. This is an emotional fiction work that deep dives into to human trafficking travesty that currently exists. The only complaint I have about this book is that it ended with a definite cliffhanger and now I am mad I have to wait for Charles to write the next one. Highly recommend this read to anyone but definitely recommend taking the time to read the Water Keeper first.

Thank you so much to the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to read and review a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This was the sequel to The Water Keeper, a book I loved. This continues the story of Murphy Shepherd and gives more back story about who him. I found it interesting but not quite as page turning as The Water Keeper, until the second half of the book. Then I couldn't read fast enough! The writing is beautiful while Charles Martin continues to tackle human trafficking issues. The ending was stunning and certainly leaves the reader hoping there will be another book in the series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for my ARC of this book, all opinions are my own.

I am rarely speechless. But this book made me speechless. I couldn't stop reading. It held me captivate and at the end of the day all I could think about was love always wins, love always shows up.

My heart was beating in resonance with the characters. Murphy's heart was boundless. The dephts he went, the sacrifices... In more words than I can say the author pictured Jesus' love for us. How he goes after us relentlessly, recklessly until he brings us home. No matter how far we've gone, no matter where we are, his love shows up. No matter how may times we need rescuing.

Murphy pulled out all the stops going after 1 person after another. So much how Christ leaves the 99 and goes after the 1.

Undiluted, unconditionally love oozed out of the pages of this book and into the deepest parts of my heart. I felt so loved by God and grateful to Him after reading this book.

Hibhly, highly recommended it.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and this is my honest opinion.

Charles Martin a master at story telling. I have to confess I didnt realize this was a second book in the series. I will be going back to read the first.
The main character intrigues me. Great book.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

The Letter Keeper is another awesome book by Charles Martin. An edge of your seat page turner that captured my attention and held it from beginning to the end. I highly recommend this book. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance ebook. This is my unbiased review.

Another great story of Forgiveness and redemption by this author. No matter the title I know I will always enjoy his writing. The characters are always very developed and I love the faith aspects of his books.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

Charles Martin's books are always inspiring to me. They are filled with hope, sacrifice, and love. The Letter Keeper is the second book in the Murphy Shepherd series and I hope there will be many more to come. The characters are vivid and arresting. The plot is action-packed, yet filled with truths and philosophical and religious themes. Murphy Shepherd is an amazing man who puts everyone else's needs above his own. He rescues girls from human trafficking situations and brings them to Freetown where they can heal. Even though the subject of human trafficking is horrible and violent, Charles Martin handles the subject with sensitivity and doesn't dwell on the dark side.

You could read this book without having read the first in the series; however, I would recommend that you start with the first book just to provide background. Also, it is well worth the time as The Water Keeper is an awesome book as well. I highly recommend reading anything Charles Martin writes and, yes, he is one of my very favorite authors!

Many thanks to Thomas Nelson--FICTION through Netgalley for an advance copy of this wonderful book.

I love Charles Martin's books. This sequel to The Water Keeper was so good! I love the character Murphy and love hearing more about his story and his family. I encourage all of my patrons to read these books. They are so inspirational and deal with current issues.

Classic Charles Martin. Another masterpiece full of forgiveness and redemption. Beautifully written and thought provoking. A sequel to THE WATER KEEPER. Five stars.

NOTE: I was looking for this book in my kindle. I couldn't find it. Then I went to my kindle account and I didn't see it there either. Because it was in my dashboard I assumed it downloaded. Just now I tried to download it again and it didn't work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. If you could help me that would be wonderful!

The Letter Keeper is the second book in the Murphy Shepherd series by Charles Martin. I don’t think I have ever given any of his books a rating lower than four, but with The Letter Keeper, I am.

This doesn’t mean in any way that the writing wasn’t up to par, the characters were well drawn out because they all were. It was all me. The Water Keeper was full of action and The Letter Keeper just didn’t keep me engaged enough. I didn’t connect to the characters as I had in the first book like I was hoping to.

The Letter Keeper was too introspective at the beginning for me. Yes, it was good to learn about Murphy Shepherd/David Bishop’s background but I would’ve (in my opinion) appreciated it more in the first book. I wanted to run and catch the bad guys with Murphy and it took a while before I could do that(of course, safely reading at home about his adventures). However the ending made up for a lot of it, it’s good!

My gratitude to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

A very compelling read. Sequel to the Water Keeper, ties up some of the loose ends from The Water Keeper. genre-defying. blend of the best of Contemporary Christian fiction, thrillers and romance. Previosuly I had read two other Charles Martin books, but I'll be reading more.

I am turning into a big fan of Charles Martin! I really enjoyed this second book in the Murphy Shepherd series. I enjoyed this page turning story and learning more of the back story of the characters. I so appreciate how Martin is tackling the difficult issue of human trafficking through this work of fiction. It is so important. The characters are very complex and will stick with me for a long time. Now I am sad that I need to wait a while for the next in the series. I hope it is not too long!

Martin continues the story of Murphy Shepherd and his family. As always, there is a lot of adventure, danger, and great character development. The plot revolves around those he has rescued and continues to rescue from captivity. Recommended. Readers will want to read previous books in the series before this one as it refers back to characters and situations in those books. Review based on an advance copy provided by NetGalley.

Thanks to NetGalley for ecopy for my Kindle.
I really enjoy Charles Martin's books. and this one is no exception. Such a "clean" story about forgiveness and redemption. It's a sequel to "The Water Keeper," and I would suggest reading it first. Looking forward to 3rd book in this series.

When you turn the last page of a Charles Martin book, you just say, "Wow!" and The Letter Keeper was no exception. I cannot wait for book 3 in the trilogy. This second book really went deeper into getting to know Murphy and the people in his life. I could not read this fast enough and wanted to savor each word at the same time. The raw intensity of this character is like none other, and perfectly illustrates what it means to leave the ninety-nine for the one.

Another phenomenal masterpiece.

I received an ARC copy of this book through NetGalley and my opinion is my own.

This story is so relevant for awareness of the trafficking crisis of today. I hope there are real Murphys out there. The action was like being on a ferris wheel and a roller coaster at the same time. You will not be bored! Very well thought out and penned story. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I am a Charles Martin junky; I have read many of his books, several of them are in my all-time top reads, “When Crickets Cry” is in the top 5. But I knew at some time Charles would change genre’s and he would lose me. He did….
I gave the Murphy Shepherd series a second try and it struck out again. I think this series just goes over the top. The story starts out with a bang, a lot of action going on, then we mellow out for a while, deal a lot with women/child trafficking and then we have a bunch of action again. It loses the believability when Murphy just keeps going and going, like the energizer bunny.
I guess at 64 years old and being a CM fan for years, I just didn’t want him to change. I want him to write more like Chasing Fireflys, Wrapped in Rain, and The Dead Don’t Dance. He had everything I love. Will I pick up another Charles Martin to read, you betcha I will, will I pick up another Murphy, probably not.
I want to thank Thomas Nelson along with NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read an ARC. This one earns 4 stars.

This is the third novel I have read by Charles Martin. Wow! This book grabbed me from the first sentence. This book was full of emotion and very deep philosophical thoughts and oh my.. the action! As Martin always does he weaves lessons of faith and hope throughout. Loved the characters and I'm in love with Murphy Shepherd and maybe he's really MacGyver or Jason Bourne. I didn't realize this was a sequel so.. I'll be reading the first one next! I also think this would be an amazing action movie!