Daniel HurstPsychological Thriller · Thriller
The Doctor's Mistress
Synopsis
The wife. The mistress. Who will get their revenge? In the third book of the Doctor's Wife series, the woman once blamed for Drew Devlin's death has lost her friends, her freedom, and her future. Branded the doctor's mistress and hated by everyone around her, she returns determined to expose the truth she has carried alone.
Meanwhile Fern, the doctor's wife, is thriving on the Cornish coast and doing everything she can to stay hidden and keep her own secret buried.
As the mistress closes in, intent on revealing what really happened and on protecting the doctor's daughter whatever the cost, the two women's stories collide in a battle over the past that neither can walk away from.
A twist-laden psychological thriller continuing the saga of Fern Devlin, The Doctor's Mistress trades on buried secrets, vengeance, and the question of who is truly guilty.
How it reads
Prose complexity 2/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceDeath Of A Parent
- I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Doctor's Mistress is the third book in Hurst's exciting series, The Doctor's Wife, and like the previous books it delivered a gripping and twisted tale. A tale of two women whose love for a cheater brought nothing but despair in their lives. The wife is on the run for murder. The mistress languishes in prison for a crime she did not commit. In this instalment, both women are caught in a game of cat and mouse with only one outcome, who will have the ultimate revenge. In The Doctor's Mistress, Alice, the mistress name is cleared, and she has been released from prison. However, her troubles have just begun. She gave birth to the doctor's child, and she is not coping well in taking care of the baby. Her prison experience coupled with her obsession for revenge made her life a mess. If it wasn't for her relationship with the detective who investigated the doctor's murder, which led to her gong to prison, the poor child would have suffered more. Alice is not the only who gave birth, Fern is also a new mother. Now not only is she fighting to stay out of prison for herself, she now has a baby to consider. So she is willing to do what it takes to ensure her daughter does not end up in the foster care. The characters of course are not nice people, but I had my favourite. Despite Fern's diabolical nature, I secretly hoped she would continue to evade capture. As for Alice, I was never a fan of hers from the beginning and that has not changed even after all that transpired in The Doctor's Mistress. As for the detective, I am still trying to figure out his reasons for his involvement with Alice. I am not sure if he was with her out of guilt, pity, or both. Can the Doctor's Mistress work as a stand-alone? Probably, Hurst provide sufficient information for readers new to the series. However, for full enjoyment, I recommend you start with The Doctor's Wife and read the series in order. This is as much detail I am willing to give because to provide more will only lead to spoilers. However, readers who are big fans of the revenge trope will want to pick up this series. Readers can prepare for another fast-paced, twisty, and crazy edge of your seat ride.This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading
- Having read the previous books in this series I was so excited to read Book 3,i literally read this book in a day I couldn't put it down, it was a fantastic ending in the series.