Charles Martin Reading Order

1 book (2021–2021)

2 books (2004–2006)

Charles Martin's Awakening series consists of two complete novels published between 2004 and 2006. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Dead Don't Dance followed by Maggie. Both books explore themes of faith, redemption, and personal transformation through interconnected narratives.

Start with The Dead Don't Dance and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Dead Don't Dance 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Maggie 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2020–2025)

Charles Martin's Murphy Shepherd series consists of four books published between 2020 and 2025, with the saga still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Water Keeper, followed by The Letter Keeper, The Record Keeper, and The Keeper. This series follows a interconnected narrative across its volumes, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the unfolding story.

Start with The Water Keeper, the first of 4 books in the Murphy Shepherd series.

#	Title
1	The Water Keeper 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Letter Keeper 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Record Keeper 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Keeper 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2019–2026)

Charles Martin's Religious series consists of eight books published between 2019 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with What If It's True?. Several titles in the series are co-authored with Joby Martin and explore themes of faith, miracles, and Christian living through various theological and spiritual perspectives.

Start with What If It's True?, the first of 8 books in the Religious series.

#	Title
1	What If It's True? 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	They Turned the World Upside Down 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Anything Is Possible: How Nine Miracles of Jesus Reveal God’s Love for You(With: Joby Martin) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	If the Tomb Is Empty: Why the Resurrection Means Anything Is Possible(With: Joby Martin) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Son of Man: Retelling the Stories of Jesus 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	It Is Finished 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Run Over By the Grace Train: How the Unstoppable Love of God Transforms Everything(With: Joby Martin) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be Instead of Who the World Says You Are(With: Joby Martin) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Reason for Jesus 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (2005–2023)

Charles Martin has written twelve standalone novels published between 2005 and 2023, with the series appearing to be complete. While each book functions as an independent story, readers should follow publication order beginning with Wrapped in Rain to experience Martin's work in the sequence he intended. The collection spans nearly two decades and includes titles such as When Crickets Cry, Chasing Fireflies, Where the River Ends, The Mountain Between Us, Thunder and Rain, Unwritten, A Life Intercepted, Water from My Heart, Long Way Gone, Send Down the Rain, and The Last Exchange.

Start with Wrapped in Rain, the first of 12 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Wrapped in Rain 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	When Crickets Cry 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Chasing Fireflies 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Where the River Ends 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Mountain Between Us 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Thunder and Rain 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Unwritten 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Life Intercepted 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Water from My Heart 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Long Way Gone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Send Down the Rain 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Last Exchange 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible