The Water Keeper

Synopsis

<p>A riveting new story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds.</p><p>Murphy Shepherd is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on an island, tending the grounds of a church with no parishioners, and he&rsquo;s dedicated his life to rescuing those in peril. But as he mourns the loss of his mentor and friend, Murph himself may be more lost than he realizes.</p><p>When he pulls a beautiful woman named Summer out of Florida&rsquo;s Intracoastal Waterway, Murph&rsquo;s mission to lay his mentor to rest at the end of the world takes a dangerous turn. Drawn to Summer, and desperate to find her missing daughter, Murph is pulled deeper and deeper into the dark and dangerous world of modern-day slavery.</p><p>With help from some unexpected new friends, including a faithful Labrador he plucks from the ocean and an ex-convict named Clay, Murph must race against the clock to locate the girl before he is consumed by the secrets of his past&mdash;and the ghosts who tried to bury them.</p><p>With Charles Martin&rsquo;s trademark lyricism and poignant prose, The Water Keeper is at once a tender love story and a heartrending search for freedom.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m telling you, it&rsquo;s an action-packed, classic Charles Martin romance novel unlike anything I&rsquo;ve ever read. And remember . . . the day you pick up this book is the day you become temporarily unavailable to the world.&rdquo;&nbsp;&mdash;Charlie Martin, son of Charles Martin</p><p>&ldquo;Charles Martin fans rejoice, because he&rsquo;s done it again . . . a multilayered story woven together with grace and redemption, and packed tight with tension and achingly real characters.&rdquo; &mdash;Lauren Denton, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Hideaway</p><p>&ldquo;In The Water Keeper Charles Martin crafts a compelling story with skill and sensitivity. Open the pages of this book and you&rsquo;ll enter the world of characters caught up in a real-life drama that grips the heart. As with all of Charles&rsquo;s books you never finish it&mdash;you continue to live there in your own imagination. Current fans won&rsquo;t be disappointed; new readers will understand why Charles Martin is on the short list of contemporary authors I recommend above all others.&rdquo; &mdash;Robert Whitlow, bestselling author</p>The first story in a new series from Charles MartinFull-length novel (c. 110,000 words)Includes Discussion Questions for Book ClubsAlso by Charles Martin: The Mountain Between Us, Send Down the Rain, Long Way Gone, When Crickets Cry