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Novels featuring Psychologists

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Elfina · 04/04/2015 20:16

I've got the Tony Hill series by Val McDairmid, does anyone know of any others?

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Hathall · 04/04/2015 20:20

The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart

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gaggiagirl · 04/04/2015 20:21

The Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman.

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simonettavespucci · 04/04/2015 20:23

Sally Vickers - The Other Side of You

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Fourleafedclover · 04/04/2015 23:10

Don't Stand So Close by Luana Lewis. The author is a clinical psychologist.

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blueshoes · 04/04/2015 23:52

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

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CoteDAzur · 04/04/2015 23:55

The Interpretation Of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld is about Freud and Jung's visit to New York in 1909, when they try to solve a murder with their recent theories.

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SouthWestmom · 04/04/2015 23:57

Yes! I can recommend my favourite book which you must read and feed back on.
The Almost Bridesmaid

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JulyKit · 04/04/2015 23:59

'The Semantics of Murder' by Aifric Campbell - well, it's about a (very bad) psychotherapist.

Loved it.

Off now to see if there's any more out from her.

Are there any psychologists in Zoe Heller's The Believers? I can't remember if there were, but there might well have been. I loved that book too. (Really enjoyed everything by ZH.)

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mamadoc · 05/04/2015 00:00

Human Traces by Sebastian Faulkes

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LadyGregory · 05/04/2015 00:02

Sylvia Brownrigg's The Delivery Room.

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mamadoc · 05/04/2015 00:10

Regeneration by Pat Barker

In fact I think my choices are psychiatrists not psychologists (personal bias in play). Great books though.

I like Tony Hill and Alex Delaware too though.

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JemimaPuddled · 05/04/2015 00:22

Someone has probably already said this

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ashtrayheart · 05/04/2015 00:23

The most recent series of Nicci French books?

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Fourleafedclover · 05/04/2015 00:31

Also The Lie of You by Jane Lythell. The psychologist and the therapy are not a main feature of this book though. It's tangential.

A good read however.

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DontForgetTheLightAlesLawrence · 05/04/2015 00:36

Michael Robotham. Flawed but sympathetic psychologist is the protagonist in most of his books. I think the only one that isn't is The Drowning Man.

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DontForgetTheLightAlesLawrence · 05/04/2015 00:42

July I loved The Believers. I seem to remember the characters as being academics. Could well have been in Psychology tho.

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thinkofablinkingnamewoman · 05/04/2015 08:04

noeuf - who wrote your book? Can't find it on Amazon. Thanks!

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SouthWestmom · 05/04/2015 08:09

Let me check

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SouthWestmom · 05/04/2015 08:15

The unknown bridesmaid, sorry! Margaret forster

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thinkofablinkingnamewoman · 05/04/2015 08:18

Thank you - will give it a try!

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SouthWestmom · 05/04/2015 08:57

It's really really good. One chapter is a session in the present day with her client and one in the past .

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cdtaylornats · 05/04/2015 11:54

The novels from the cracker series

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Elfina · 05/04/2015 14:39

Exciting! Thanks so much!

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thinkofablinkingnamewoman · 13/04/2015 18:09

Just finished the Unknown Bridesmaid. Thanks Noeuf - I really enjoyed it and would recommend. It's not as 'action packed' as some of the suggestions above, but it's beautifully written and I liked the way the different client sessions fed back into Julia's story and gave another perspective on it. Any other suggestions would be very welcome!

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AliceLidlsWhiteChocolateRabbit · 13/04/2015 21:54

The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison.

I think she's a counsellor rather than a psychologist though, but the book was quite good if I remember rightly.

You Should Have Known by Jane Hanff Korelitz.

I've read the Luana Lewis one recommended above, it was alright but predictable, and the Nicci French series with Frieda Klein in them, and liked them all.

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