The Doctor's Mistress

The Doctor's Wife, Book 3

By: Daniel Hurst

Narrated by: Sarah Durham, Luke R. Francis

Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

The wife. The mistress. Who will get their revenge?

I was the other woman. The mistress. Everyone blamed Doctor Drew Devlin’s death on me. And I’ve paid the price for loving the wrong man.

Now, I have dark circles under my eyes because I can’t sleep at night. I lost everything–friends, family, my home and even my freedom. Drew’s devious wife Fern tore my whole world apart. And she thinks she’s got away with murder.

But she’s wrong. It’s time for revenge. For myself… and for my baby.

Her new life on the windswept Cornish coast is about to come crashing down around her. I’m determined for everyone to find out the true story. Because now it’s not just my life in danger, I’ve got to protect the doctor’s daughter too.

I know Fern will expect me to come after her–I’m certain she will have her own plan in place to stop me. After all, she’s duped so many people before.

But then again, Fern always did underestimate me. And by the time she realizes, it’ll be far too late for the doctor’s wife…

An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with twist after twist from the number one bestselling author of The Doctor’s Wife. If you loved Behind Closed Doors, Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train then The Doctor’s Mistress will keep you listening long into the night!

©2023 Daniel Hurst (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

5 stars

The Doctor's Mistress by Daniel Hurst is so much better than The Doctor's Widow. As soon as I put my request in, I saw the title for book #4 and was certain it ruined this book. Thankfully, I was wrong as The Doctor's Mistress doesn't go in the expected direction and is more about how each woman is coping with motherhood and their past choices. I suggest not reading the summary for The Doctor's Child until finishing this book.

I like that we hear from Fern, Alice, and Tomlin and that they continue to play the entertaining cat and mouse game. There are some decisions made that I didn't agree with, but didn't find them outlandish or ridiculous (well, one regarding Dimitri, but any questions of validity are answered before the end). It's an exciting and emotional read that I highly recommend.

Sarah Durham and Luke R. Francis are great narrators. I like the range and emotion they brought to their characters. It would have been nice if Fern and Alice each had their own narrator as they sound exactly the same. Anytime I picked the book up in the middle of a chapter, I had to use context clues to remember who we were hearing from.

Thank you to Bookouture for providing me with an ALC.

I enjoyed it

I enjoyed listening, but even though I often like rooting for the bad guy who has reasons or extenuating circumstances, this one pushed the limits on that. Bad, bad lady.

Excellent writing and performance.

Addictive. Well written and performed! Preordering book 3.loving this series - new yo this excellent writer.

Good story

Third installment in this trilogy proves that the characters Fern and Alice are definitely problematic. Both continuously and consistently have drama in their lives that never ends. The ending is a bit off but such as it is.

My favorite of the series!

Daniel Hurst, the king of thrills, returns following The Doctor's Wife (#1), and The Doctor's Widow (#2), with THE DOCTOR'S MISTRESS (#3) — my favorite of the three, a gripping followup when the Mistress is obsessed with tracking down the Widow for revenge —to make her pay for having set her up for murder.

Presently, both women have babies, which adds to the complexity. Then we have a few more characters involved... Will motherhood win out in the end?

Daniel, Please, a #4, THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER! I would love to see how this works out! Can you imagine?!
UPDATE: Looks like we will be getting THE DOCTOR'S CHILD, coming, May 1, 2024! YAY!

Picking up from the previous books, Fern (Dr. Drew's wife/widow) has escaped all the murders and the police. She is hiding out in Cornwall, but of course, not the finest part because she is living under the radar with little money and changed her appearance. She is slumming it, unlike her previous life of glamour.

In the previous books, we all despised Fern (wife/widow) and felt sorry for Alice (mistress). However, in THE DOCTOR'S MISTRESS, the tables are turned. Fern turns out to be the nice one, a loving mother, and Alice is so driven by revenge after being set up for murder and spending time in prison, she has no time, love, or patience for a baby or Tomlin. (the detective)

Poor Tomlin (the cop who arrested Alice) has now fallen for her, and they are in a relationship. Pretty much one-sided. He loves the little girl and thinks if he can find Fern, Alice will be happy. The poor man is the one working and taking care of the baby, while Alice goes off impulsively like a wild woman. She has no bond with the little girl.

Fern and Alice both have baby girls. Fern's baby is not Drew's (but Greg's), Drew's friend whom she murdered when he was getting too close to the truth. He was pretending to love her. Alice (has Drew's baby girl).

Told from POVs: Alice, Fern, and Tomlin, we get an action-packed scene at the beginning where someone's baby has been taken—but at this point, we do not know which one. This wraps up nicely at the end, where we find out.

Fern: Cornwall: Daughter: Cecilia. She has papers and documents and is going by another name. Funny story about how she got them. I will hand it to Fern; she is resourceful and a survivor. Then she has the horrible landlord and the crazy Victoria neighbor. (some funny scenes) Note: never transfer money in someone else's name! Even though Fern is a murderer, she is a lot of fun in this installment. Looking forward to seeing how Pierre turns out.

Alice: Arberness: Daughter: Evelyn. Now out of prison and living with Tomlin, she is selfish and self-centered, thinking of no one but herself (until the end). She is getting nowhere with her PI, but little does she know Tomlin has hired a PI, and they have picked up a trail for Fern. The baby reminds her of Drew whom she had an affair.

But when they pick up Fern's trail, she does not want to go to the cops, she wants to handle it herself and no place for a baby. What will Alice do? I was losing all patience with Alice and her revenge obsession and enjoyed Fern's connection with her daughter the most.

The showdown scene was well done, and I commend the author for writing it this way! Poor Tomlin cannot catch a break! When two mothers are pushed to the brim, you will be shocked at the twist of events when they put their babies first.

I enjoyed the Epilogue (5 years later), and the book wraps up nicely, but I hope this is not the end. I want to hear more from Fern and would like for the two baby girls to meet one another as teens. This would make for a juicy tale as THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER.

I was fortunate to have the e-book and the audiobook narrated by Luke R. Francis and Sarah Durham for a spine-chilling, action-packed, addictive performance! Highly recommend the audiobook!

I highly recommend reading the other two books before THE DOCTOR'S MISTRESS. A wicked, fun game of cat-and-mouse thriller and a nice catchup with the characters. My favorite of the series!

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Unexpected ending

As in the books before. It holds you interest and has twists and turns that keeps you interested. I would highly recommend

Great 3rd book

I love how all the story lines were completed in this 3rd book of the series. The female narrator used the exact same voice for Fern & Alice. She needs to alter voices or use a 3rd narrator. I enjoyed the series.