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The Doctor's Wife

The Doctor's Wife

Domestic ThrillerThriller
Pages
255
Published
2023
Language
English

Synopsis

Doctor Drew Devlin and his wife Fern have just moved into a fabulous beachfront home, hoping for a fresh start that leaves the past behind. Drew is publicly respected and universally trusted, but privately he is nothing like the highly regarded man he pretends to be. He uses the power of his position to manipulate people's lives and take exactly what he wants, no matter who gets hurt. When Fern discovers that Drew has been lying to her yet again, something inside her shifts. He has badly underestimated his wife, who has had plenty of time alone in their big, isolated house to dwell on every one of his mistakes and to decide how she will respond. The number one bestselling first book in the Doctor's Wife series, this is a propulsive psychological thriller about a marriage built on secrets, in which both husband and wife are hiding something and a quiet wife's reckoning drives toward a shocking twist.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

TenseDark
RevengeBetrayalUnreliable Narrator

Genres

Domestic Thriller Thriller Psychological Thriller Suspense

About the author

D
Daniel Hurst

A British author of fast-paced psychological and domestic thrillers, he was born and raised in Bolton, England, and is now based in London. Before writing full-time he worked a conventional office job, including a stint as a procurement officer at a bank, while writing in his spare time. In February 2020 he self-published his debut novel, Til Death Do Us Part, through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform, and the book's success allowed him to leave his day job in January 2021 to write full...

Characters

Fern DevlinProtagonist

The wife of the title, who discovers what her husband has been hiding and decides how to answer it.

Drew DevlinAntagonist

Fern's outwardly charming and widely trusted husband, a doctor who uses his position to take what he wants.

All characters in The Doctor's Wife

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this a standalone or part of a series?

    It is the first book of Daniel Hurst's Doctor's Wife series, which continues with The Doctor's Widow, The Doctor's Mistress and The Doctor's Child, with a fifth, The Doctor, published in 2026. This one works perfectly well on its own.

  • What kind of thriller is it?

    A domestic psychological thriller told in alternating points of view, Fern's and her husband Dr Drew Devlin's, about secrets, infidelity and revenge inside a marriage that looks perfect from outside.

  • What content warnings apply?

    Infidelity, psychological manipulation and coercive control, substance misuse, and violence as Drew's secrets come out.

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