Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an

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from the

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. Martin earned his B.A. in English from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

and went on to receive an M.A. in

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and a Ph.D. in

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from

Regent University Regent University is a Private university, private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Broadcasting Network University and chang ...

. He currently lives in

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with his wife and three sons.

Works

Novels

''Awakening'' series: # ''The Dead Don't Dance'' (2004) # ''Maggie'' (2006) ''Murphy Shepard'' series: # ''The Water Keeper'' (2020) # ''The Letter Keeper'' (2021) # ''The Record Keeper'' (2022) # The Keeper (2025) Stand-alones: * ''Wrapped in Rain'' (2005) * ''When Crickets Cry'' (2006) * ''Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery'' (2007) * ''Where the River Ends'' (2008) * '' The Mountain Between Us'' (2010) * ''Thunder and Rain'' (2012) * ''Unwritten'' (2013) * ''A Life Intercepted'' (2014) * ''Water from My Heart'' (2015) * ''Long Way Gone'' (2016) * ''Send Down the Rain'' (2018)

Non-fiction

* ''River Road'' (2015), memoirs * ''What If It's True?: A Storyteller’s Journey with Jesus'' (2019), religion * ''They Turned the World Upside Down: A Storyteller's Journey with Those Who Dared to Follow Jesus'' (2021), religion * ''If the Tomb Is Empty: Why the Resurrection Means Anything Is Possible'' (Expected publication 2022), with Joby Martin, religion * ''If the Tomb Is Empty Study Guide: Why the Resurrection Means Anything Is Possible'' (Expected publication 2022), with Joby Martin, religion

Adaptations

* '' The Mountain Between Us'' (2017), film directed by

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, based on novel '' The Mountain Between Us''

Bibliography

References

External links

Official US site for Charles Martin

Official UK site for Charles Martin

* 1969 births Living people Writers from Florida Florida State University alumni Regent University alumni {{US-writer-stub