A doctor is grasped by a man thought to be derranged while the doctor was making his rounds at the hospital. He feels a shock and soon afterward, when he touches someone who is ill, the person is miraculously healed.

Dr. Alan Bulmer is an old time family physician who enjoys being with his patients and feels that getting to know his patients helps in the healing process.

When he notices this ability to heal by touching others, he tries to downplay his talent but word spreads and soon people bombard his office and home and he has little peace. He can only use his healing touch for a limited time daily and when someone asks to be healed away from that time and he can't heal them, some of the people become enraged.

His marriage is affected and few people stand by him as some begin to call him a charlatan pretending to be a faith healer.

What a wonderful premise to be able to heal a person with an untreatable illness and give that person a second chance at a normal life.

This is a heart warming story where the author builds suspense nicely and spices his story with a number of very unique characters.

The ending is a bit predictable but nevertheless, "The Touch" is a good read and won't be forgotten.