The Water Keeper: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Murphy Shepherd Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Water Keeper runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan K. Riggs (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Murphy Shepherd Novel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 46.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Water Keeper | 11.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Letter Keeper | 9.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Record Keeper | 10.1 hrs |
| 4 | The Keeper | 14.9 hrs |
More narrated by Jonathan K. Riggs
Jonathan K. Riggs narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 108 hours in all.
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,567 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Water Keeper is book 1 of Charles Martin's A Murphy Shepherd Novel series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan K. Riggs, released May 5, 2020, on the Religious Fiction and Romance shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan K. Riggs
- Released
- May 5, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Religious Fiction, Romance
- Series
- A Murphy Shepherd Novel #1
- ISBN
- 9780785230939
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Water Keeper as an audiobook?
The Water Keeper runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Water Keeper free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Water Keeper?
The Water Keeper is narrated by Jonathan K. Riggs.
Is The Water Keeper worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.