The Doctor's Mistress (The Doctor's Wife Book 3)
by Daniel Hurst, narrated by Luke R. Francis, Sarah Durham

She's back! I'm talking about Fern, former doctor's wife, former mistress, a bitter woman who walks through life as if she is a human battering ram and all the dead bodies she leaves behind are because everyone else made her do it. They just made her so mad, they did this, they did that, and then lookie there, more dead bodies. According to Fern, nothing is her fault.

Her arch nemesis is Alice, who has been done very dirty by Fern. Alice is not perfect but I did have hopes for her until this third book in the series where Alice seems to morph into Fern in my mind. Sarah Durham's narration for crazy people is awesome but with these two crazy people trading clearly labeled chapters (you know when it's Fern's chapter or Alice's chapter) I feel like they are becoming the same bitter, revengeful women. They both sound alike, they both have baby girls that are more than a handful with all their extra stresses (murderess on the run and juggling a three month old is asking a lot from one person), this is no picnic on a sunny day kind of story. Of course it isn't. I brought popcorn to Fern's first two books in this series but this time I brought popcorn balls. If Fern was a drinking game, we'd all be under the table in no time at all for every time she says it's not her fault...roll eyes. If only Fern and Alice got along, they could have play dates with their baby girls. That doesn't happen here...ha ha

Thank you to Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for this ARC.

The Doctors Mistress
By: Daniel Hurst

Absolutely the perfect ending to this series. I loved The Doctor’s Wife and The Doctors Widow!

Fern is on the run with her baby Cecelia after the women whom was in jail for Drew’s murder is set free. Fern and Alice’s husband murdered her husband Doctor Drew Devlin. fern has left a path of destruction.

Alice the mistress who also has a baby, Evelyn by Fern’s husband is set free. The detective who put Alice in prison is now in a relationship with her and helping her raise her baby.

Alice is suffering from depression and is out for revenge. She wants to find Fern but it won’t be easy. Fern has a new identity.

This psychological thriller is addictive and fast paced. Reading my way the rough Hurst novels. Trust me you won’t be disappointed.

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Daniel Hurst is an insta-read for me, I enjoy his writing style and fast-paced domestic thrillers *so* much!

Told in three POVs - Alice (the mistress), Fern (the widow), and Tomlin (the detective, now dating Alice) - 'The Doctor's Mistress' keeps readers on the edge of their seats the whole way through. Alice and Fern now both have babies. Fern is on the run and Alice is on the hunt, with Tomlin on hand as her assistant. Everyone is at least a bit bad, but they're all very human and easy to get invested in.

The book has:

- well-developed, voicey characters that are easy to root for
- domestic intrigue! My favorite.
- unexpected twists
- double-crossing
- sexual intrigue (what else would you expect from a book with 'mistress' in the title? Even if said doctor is now dead)

Fans of domestic thrillers will love this. I did!

Thanks, NetGalley and Bookouture, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review. And thanks, Daniel Hurst, for writing books that are so fun to read.