The Touch: Book III of the Adversary Cycle

F. Paul Wilson

Jul 2010 · Adversary Cycle/Repairman Jack Book 3 · Sold by Forge Books

About this ebook

Suddenly, a family physician can heal any illness with a simple touch

After a dozen years of practicing medicine as a family physician, Dr. Alan Bulmer discovers one day that he can cure any illness with the mere touch of his hand. At first his scientific nature refuses to accept what is happening to him, but there is no rational explanation to be found. So Alan gives himself over to this mysterious power, reveling in the ability to cure the incurable, to give hope to the hopeless—for one hour each day.

Although he tries to hide his power, word inevitably leaks out, and soon Alan's life begins to unravel. His marriage and his practice crumble. Only rich, beautiful, enigmatic Sylvia Nash stands by him. And standing with her is Ba, her Vietnamese gardener, who once witnessed a power such as Dr. Bulmer's in his homeland, where it is called Dat-tay-vao. And the Dat-tay-vao always comes with a price.

Help arrives from an unexpected quarter—Senator James McCready offers the use of his family's medical foundation to investigate Alan's supposed power. If it truly exists, he will back Alan with the full weight of the Foundation's international reputation. Feeling that he has reached bottom and that things can only get better, Alan accepts McCready's offer. But he has only begun to pay.


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Ratings and reviews

A doctor is grasped by a man thougt to be deranged, while the doctor was making rounds at the hospital. He feels shock and soon finds that when he touches people who are ill, they become miraculously healed. Dr. Alan Bulmer is an old time family physician who believes that getting to know his patients helps in the healing process. When he notices his ability to cure people by touch, he downplays this ability but as word spreads, he his bombarded at his home and office. His marriage is affected and since this curing ability only is effective for a certin time period each day, when someone asks for his curing ability outside the time period and it doesn't go as planned, there reaction is painful to see. What a wonderful idea if a person who is incurably sick could have a miracle cure and a second chance at life. This is a heart warming story where the author builds suspense nicely and spices the story with some very unique characters.

Not much into medical fiction, or fpaulwilson, a bookstore employee suggested him ......and wow believe i burned through the touch in less than 24 hours , how books are meant to be!!

About the author

F. Paul Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and virtually everything in between. His books include the Repairman Jack novels, including Ground Zero, The Tomb, and Fatal Error; the Adversary cycle, including The Keep; and a young adult series featuring the teenage Jack. Wilson has won the Prometheus Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Inkpot Award from the San Diego ComiCon, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers of America, among other honors. He lives in Wall, New Jersey.