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The Doctor's Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Deception and Two Gruesome Murders (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
by John Glatt
Product Group: Book
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (2007-03-06)
ISBN: 0312934289
EAN: 9780312934286
Dewey Decimal #: 364.152
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 256 pages
Edition: First Printing
Release Date: 2007-03-06
SKU: UT-COOG-XS0W
Condition: New
Comments: Ne w- excellent condition
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
For months, the young son of Bart and Jennifer Corbin had told people that he was afraid of violence in their posh, suburban Georgia home. Then, on the morning of December 4, 2004, neighbors found seven-year-old Dalton Corbin at their front door sobbing. Until then no one could have seen what was going on behind closed doors: that beautiful Jennifer Corbin was immersed in a cyber-sex lesbian affair—or that Bart, now a wealthy dentist, had a bizarre, frightening past…
Jennifer Corbin’s death looked like a suicide. But the crime didn’t fool young Dalton, and in the coming weeks an even more horrifying story emerged: That Dr. Corbin had been left by a woman once before—and that time he may have gotten away with murder. But this time justice would be served….
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Customer Reviews
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Better than Ann's
Rating  (4)
Date: 2009-12-04
Glatt's book is much more unbiased reporting and factual than Ann's. And,less filler and repetition than Ann's. This is the first of his works that I have read, and it makes me want to read others
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Fairly good read
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-06-19
As far as true crime goes, this was pretty compelling. Glatt has done his research and presented the story well. Language is a bit cliched, e.g "... before long they were involved in a passionate love affair." I thought it was deceptive that the back cover boasted "8 pages of alarming photos," but these consisted of several closeups of the doctor, the house they lived in, his brother's wedding picture, and the high school he attended. What's with that?
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The Dentist's Wife to be exact!
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-05-27
I already read Ann Rule's book on the same exact case. Why does the media do the same cases? lately, it's been about spouses murdering each other. I don't care much for this book because it already is the same stuff but different author. Rule's hundreds of pages paints a clearer portrait of Bart Corbin's psychology as well as those around him. She also wrote much more about Jennifer and Dolly Hearn as well. The two women who loved Bart at one time. Bart's first love, Dolly Hearn, supposedly died by suicide from gunshot. Years later, Dolly's death would be declared homicide with Dr. Bart Corbin as the prime and only suspect. Dolly was an aspiring dentist who would have become Dr. Dolly Hearn if she had lived. Jennifer Corbin married Bart and was the beloved, doting mother of Dalton and Dillon Corbin, two young sons, who would discover their murdered mother's dead body in the bedroom. Jennifer was carrying online with a supposed male named Chris who turned out to be a female bisexual living in the midwest. She had last spoken to her before her death. There was never any evidence that the two women met each other but they shared similar sob stories of unhappiness. Bart couldn't let Jennifer nor Dolly go so he had them killed in similar fashion. Unfortunately, Glatt offers nothing more than what Ann Rule already wrote in her book. I recommend when Ann Rule writes about one case, other crime writers should look elsewhere. There are too many cooks in the kitchen about the same case. This story was shown on 48 Hours and Court TV probably Dateline too. There is too much of the same stuff on the same crimes anyway. Jennifer was cremated while Dolly was buried at Rest Heaven Cemetery in Washington, Georgia. Jennifer's family was pretty forgiving regarding the Anita Hearn situation. Anita pretended to be Christopher who met Jennifer on the internet. They had an internet romance and they never met in life but they became good friends when Jennifer needed someone. I thought the emails in the book were pretty revealing but I didn't read into it too much because Jennifer needed an escape from an unhappy marriage.
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Glatt's Book Rules
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-07-01
16 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
Having read both John Glatt's and Ann Rule's books, I was truthfully surprised to find that I much preferred Glatt's version.
I found it to be more brutally honest, less biased, and much more compelling a read. He also goes into much more depth in many areas than Ann Rule did.
Rule's reputation may be excellent, but I feel her earlier works such as "Small Sacrifices" and "Every Breath You Take" are in a different league than her more recent.
Give this book a shot and you might find yourself surprised. (btw- the typos were not that glaringly obvious) Can't wait to read John Glatt's next book!
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Let's Compare
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-06-18
10 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
I recently read Ann Rule's, Too Late To Say Goodbye, and now John Glatt's book, The Doctor's Wife. John Glatt told the same story in a quicker version without all the niceties. Even though he did not have access to the Barber/Tierney or Hearn families, it did not make his book any less compelling. He did have access to Edwina, Bart Corbin's sister-in-law who told her version of events, which to my untrained eye where a bit more disturbing. The Corbin family is culpable in many ways and it is clear they can not come to grip with their responsibilities. When your son, brother, or brother-in-law is involved with two women who have died by the same means, somewhere you have to start asking yourself some very hard questions about this individual versus going on blind faith. John Glatt answered one question that Ann Rule did not. Why? (The answer is disturbing in its simplicity causing the reader to want more of an interview with Bart Corbin which neither book covered.)
In John Glatt's book you will note he didn't play favorites in the retelling of events. He gave the ugly details where Ann chose to wash over them. Although her interviews with the families are interesting, heartbreaking, and very touching, I found her writing to be biased which is not what I expect from a true crime author. I am very fond of Ann Rule books but feel her latest account of this tragedy was not her best work and would recommend John Glatt's book over Ann's.
I will agree 100% with the review comments of S. McQueen regarding the book cover. I had the very comments regarding the front and back cover so I will not bore you making repeat statements, but will lead you to her review. In short, I felt the front and back cover was very poorly done to include the many typos within. Still, all-in-all a good read but with many questions left unanswered by both authors.
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