"Realistic and poignant"—The Columbus Dispatch
"A wonderful debut"—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Noam Shpancer portrays the oft-hidden world of psychotherapy with unparalleled authenticity, compassion, and wit. More important, his literary gifts are profound. Beautiful language, an evocative sense of place, and an acute understanding of the human condition have combined to produce a deeply moving, compelling novel. The Good Psychologist is an astonishing debut."--Jonathan Kellerman
"The Good Psychologist is that rare surprise—a new book by an author I've never heard of that is exactly what I’ve been waiting to read. Noam Shpancer gets it all right in this breathtaking novel. The narrative is compelling. The voice is not only fresh, but it’s also haunting, disarming, and wry. The always-treacherous literary journey into the heart of psychotherapy—and into the damaged soul of a therapist—is portrayed with the humility and wisdom of a practiced clinician, and shaped with evocative power and tantalizing patience by a writer who should not yet be this skilled. Don’t miss it."--Stephen White, author of The Siege and Dry Ice
"This extraordinarily compelling novel combines the intensity of a thriller with the lucidity and depth of a master class. Shpancer, like all the best writers (and clinicians), doesn’t just reveal the complexities of our nature but honors and preserves the mystery at their core. Page by page, The Good Psychologist is brilliantly suspenseful; long after time is up, you’ll continue to hear his voice in your head, elegant, knowing, and surpassingly humane."--Robert Cohen, author of Amateur Barbarians and Inspired Sleep
