The Keeper

About the book

When you combine James Patterson and Colleen Hoover, you'll begin to see why readers are captivated by the Murphy Shepherd series from best-selling author Charles Martin. This series offers gripping action, heart-wrenching emotion, and profound questions that demand contemplation.

Bones, who was Murphy Shepherd's teacher, mentor, priest, and friend, is no longer with them. Devastated by this loss and uncertain about how to carry on with their rescue efforts, Murph finds himself compelled to reengage when a grave situation arises. Despite having the best security measures in place, Aaron Ashley, Murph's long-time friend and the current Vice President of the United States, finds that his three daughters have been kidnapped from their home by an extraction team that leaves behind no clues, no traces--just an empty house, a grieving mother, and nine deceased Secret Service agents. The only hope of finding them lies with Murph and his team.

Although Bones made the ultimate sacrifice by taking down his own brother and the sinister network he led, there are still others within this network who operate in a realm where evil holds value and power is the reward. As a result, Ashley withdraws from the presidential race, paving the way for a new candidate to emerge--someone who seems all too eager to occupy both the race and the Oval Office.

Bones taught Murph that the needs of the one, the lost one, outweigh the needs of the ninety-nine. In his initial rescue mission without Bones by his side, Murph's battle against human trafficking takes him around the world and into the corridors of power to dismantle the network and rescue those who have been taken.

The Murphy Shepherd series is a blend of a tender love story, a poignant quest for freedom, an examination of the immense toll of human trafficking, and a tribute to the transformative power of love, which can instigate change even when the cost is high. The Keeper raises the stakes even higher, so brace yourself--you won't be able to set it aside until you've reached the very end.