Charles Martin’s The Record Keeper is the third in the Keeper trilogy, meaning I started the book with the realization this wonderful series was coming to an end.
I don’t want to provide spoilers for those who haven’t read the first two books in the series, The Water Keeper and The Letter Keeper, but the protagonist Murphy Shepherd’s journey has morphed from taking him down the Intracoastal Waterway to honor a good friend’s last wishes to an adventure he never saw coming.
Martin continues his marvelous way with words and his ability to deftly add backstory without burdening us with too much narrative. This ties The Record Keeper to the first two books in the series, resulting in
depth and breath the book wouldn’t otherwise have.
We travel with Shepherd through twists and turns accented with adventure and mystery. His dedication to the pursuit of his friend, Bones, and the defeat of the latter’s archenemy, take him to a heart wrenching ending that I, for one, did not see coming.
Don’t read this book without first reading the other two. Once you’ve read all three, take heart; Martin has teased on social media that we may not have seen the last of Murphy Shepherd. I hope that’s true!
Reviewed September 2022
Charles Martin’s The Record Keeper is the third in the Keeper trilogy, meaning I started the book with the realization this wonderful series was coming to an end.
I don’t want to provide spoilers for those who haven’t read the first two books in the series, The Water Keeper and The Letter Keeper, but the protagonist Murphy Shepherd’s journey has morphed from taking him down the Intracoastal Waterway to honor a good friend’s last wishes to an adventure he never saw coming.
Martin continues his marvelous way with words and his ability to deftly add backstory without burdening us with too much narrative. This ties The Record Keeper to the first two books in the series, resulting in depth and breath the book wouldn’t otherwise have.
We travel with Shepherd through twists and turns accented with adventure and mystery. His dedication to the pursuit of his friend, Bones, and the defeat of the latter’s archenemy, take him to a heart wrenching ending that I, for one, did not see coming.
Don’t read this book without first reading the other two. Once you’ve read all three, take heart; Martin has teased on social media that we may not have seen the last of Murphy Shepherd. I hope that’s true!
Reviewed September 2022