The Record Keeper

By: Charles Martin

Narrated by: Jonathan K. Riggs

USA TODAY Bestseller | ECPA Bestseller

With heart-stopping clarity, New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin continues to combine the heart-wrenching emotion of Nicholas Sparks with the edge-of-your-seat tension of John Grisham in this third book in the Murphy Shepherd series--exploring the true cost of leaving the ninety-nine to find the one.

Murphy Shepherd's last rescue mission very nearly cost him his life. He'd like nothing more than to stay close to his wife and daughters for a while. But Bones's nemesis must be stopped, and there are so many who still need to know they are worth rescuing.

As the cat-and-mouse game moves into the open, Murphy is tested at every turn--both physically and mentally. Then the unthinkable happens: his beloved mentor and friend is taken. Gone without a trace.

Murphy lives by the mantra that love always shows up. But how can he rescue Bones when he has no leads?

With Charles Martin's trademark lyricism and poignant prose, the Murphy Shepherd series is at once a tender love story, a heartrending search for freedom, an exploration of the terrible cost of human trafficking, and an anthem to the power of love to create change when it shows up regardless of the cost.

The Murphy Shepherd series--with more than half a million copies sold!

Book 1: The Water Keeper, Book 2: The Letter Keeper, Book 3: The Record Keeper, Book 4: The Keeper

Critic reviews

'The adrenaline-pumping third entry in Martin's Murphy Shepherd series (after The Letter Keeper) explores human depravity and the healing power of love . . . Series fans will snap this up.'

Excellent as usual for Charles Martin!

I loved the story on this but it is a very hard subject to take on. Martin does it with grace and taste, making an obviously horrific subject matter (child trafficking) devastating and gripping without being horribly graphic. He lets you know that it IS horrible graphic but without voyeuristic detail.

That said, the narration almost made me stop listening and pick the book up instead. There is a LOT of mouth smacking and I can hear sounds that distract from the story. But it might be the way it is handled or edited because when I got over hearing all that, I listened the the rest of it. I guess you get used to it. Charles Martin reels you in no matter who is telling the story!
Overall good audiobook.

Oh My Word!!!!

Charles Martin has reeled me in for the most fabulous trilogy ever!! The story is never boring and how I wish we had a Bishop/Murphy today freeing children from human trafficking!!!

What a Ride!

This installment of the Murphy Shepherd story is by far the most intense of the trilogy. The story seems almost personal for Charles Martin as it’s so gritty and real. I’m very glad he wrote this book and believe it will impact many people in the best ways to help those who cannot help themselves. Bravo!

Excellent series

The Murphy Shepherd series has been an eye opening series for me. The books are riddled with the evil that lurks in the darkest corners of the world. Liberties are taken with what seems likely when it comes to some of the details, but the overriding theme of one outweighing the needs of the ninety nine, and the selflessness with which these characters live their lives is something to think about in a world so focussed on self promotion and desires. Very well written, and I loved how the epilogue brought us full circle back to the beginning.

Great book

This is another great one from Charles Martin. He is one of my favorite writers. This book was the third book in the series and just as good or better than the other two. THE DOG DID NOT GET KILLED!!!! The narrator as with the other books was great too. Now I am just waiting on his next book.