As always, Charles Martin doesn't disappoint. This sequel to The Water Keeper continues the story of Murphy Shepherd and his important mission to help rescue troubled youths. In this installment characters are developed more than the first and some details are filled in for the reader. There is not as much of an action plot as the first book in the series, and I like the return to Martin's gift of revealing the emotional side and depth to his characters.
The narrator, Jonathan Riggs, is perfect for this series. He has a good accent without being overdone, and a soothing tone. I highly recommend this set of books and, of course, reading in order. But don't neglect Martin's others works...I always recommend readers to start at the beginning with Dead Don't Dance and keep on reading from there!
Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for this ARL. All opinions are mine.

After reading the first book, I was interested to read this one, or rather listen to it.
There are a lot of characters in Murphy Shepherd's life and I found it challenging to differentiate between them, so may have benefitted from reading a different format.
The narrator was good, and encapsulated the emotion and drama very well.
It didn't massively improve my opinion of the series though, I have found them forgettable thus far.

Picking up immediately after book one, this second book of the series ratchets up the tension set up in the first book and builds upon the back story, as well as the current timeline of Murphy Shepherd as he continues on his quest to seek and save the lost. This time things get personal with who is lost and he has to dig deep into his training and his faith to find the strength to make what is wrong, right.

This book has a long ramp up to the action packed sequences, but it's the second book of a series so you expect more build up and backstory to fill out what you have learned from book 1 and to set you up for what is to come in book 3. The descriptions of sex trafficking are also more intense in this book which contributes to the tension ratcheting up in the series.

Has anyone ever read a bad Charles Martin book? I sure haven’t. I just finished listening to The Letter Keeper. It was amazing.

Wow! This series is something I can't even put into words. It's one of those books that you just need a minute to absorb after reading. I don't know how people waited for the 3rd book after that cliffhanger, but I'm sure glad I don't have to wait. I'm not sure how I will feel after it's over. I feel a hangover coming already..... Thank you NetGalley, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for the opportunity to listen and review this wonderful series!

This "Christian" book is a thriller. Get ready for a rough ride if that is your preferred genre. A gripping saga, not for the faint of heart. We didn't realize the nature of this novel. Another foreboding opening.