# Dr. Newhover — The Three Hostages character guide

> Dr. Newhover in The Three Hostages by John Buchan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dr. M. Newhover, M., Dr. Newhover, Newhover

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-researches-in-the-subconscious

## Snapshot

A blond, pince-nez'd physician whose patronising bedside manner and chilly hands make Hannay's feigned illness feel like a fencing match.

## Who they are

Dr. Newhover occupies an ordinary Harley Street consulting room, all fumed oak and Royal Academy engravings, yet something in his domineering intimacy puts Hannay instantly on guard. He probes, shampoos, and catechises with a magisterial air, and Hannay plays the invalid while wondering how much the doctor already knows. He matters because Hannay's visit to him is a deliberate reconnaissance, and the doctor's wrong-footedness about his title hints at deeper connections.

## Relationships

### [June Mercot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/characters/june_mercot)

_professional_

Dr. Newhover is a physician or specialist treating June Mercot, who is under psychological strain from Medina's influence.

### [June Mercot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/characters/june_mercot)

_professional_

Dr. Newhover is a physician or specialist treating June Mercot, who is under psychological strain from Medina's influence.

## In the story

### [The Thursday Club](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/v-the-thursday-club)

Mentioned by Hannay as a name that came to him during the hypnotic episode; Hannay makes an appointment to see him.

### [The House in Gospel Oak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/vi-the-house-in-gospel-oak)

Conducts a medical examination of Hannay, displaying a patronizing and dictatorial manner; later involved in the hypnotic session.

### [The Blind Spinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/viii-the-blind-spinner)

Hannay visits him; dismisses Hannay's case, advises against Norway, and seems eager to be rid of him.

### [X: Confidences at a Wayside Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/x-confidences-at-a-wayside-inn)

Hannay plans to follow him to the Skarso, as he is believed to be connected to the second hostage.

### [How a German Engineer Found Strange Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xi-how-a-german-engineer-found-strange-fishing)

Medina's subordinate; observed relieving his predecessor at Snaasen.

### [XII: I Return to Servitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xii-i-return-to-servitude)

Mercot's gaoler; appears in the village making inquiries after Mercot's escape; is the target of Mercot's future revenge.

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