The Doctor's Mistress - Daniel Hurst

 The Doctor's Mistress - Daniel Hurst

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Pub. Date; Dec. 6, 2023

This is the third in The Doctor’s Wife trilogy; I have read all three. I’m not sure you can fully appreciate this one without having read the first two. 

In the first book, Fern murdered her cheating husband, Dr. Drew Devlin, and framed his lover, Alice, for the crime.  Having enlisted Alice’s husband to help her, she also killed him, making it look like suicide.  While happily spending Drew’s very large insurance policy money in book 2, Fern met a new man who was not who he said he was and she ended up murdering him, with the book ending in a cliffhanger.  This, book 3, resolves the cliffhanger.

Alice has been cleared of the crimes and is released from jail.  She also has given birth to Drew’s child and has hooked up with the detective who arrested her.  Her greatest desire, however, is to hunt down Fern, seek vengeance, and bring her to justice.  Fern, meanwhile, has given birth to her last lover’s child, changed her identity, and is living hand to mouth in Cornwall.  

Told from alternating POVs, this book, as was the first, is an engrossing, fast read that I couldn’t put down.  You may continue to hate some (or all!) of the characters, but you will enjoy this psychological thriller.  It is an entertaining, escapist read; perfect as a “popcorn thriller.” 

Thanks to #netgalley and @bookouture for the ARC.

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