Algernon Blackwood 
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary 

Dr John Silence, widely respected and admired, is known as a ‚psychic doctor‘. The cases that his special powers are called upon to deal with are out of the ordinary, intangible and of a difficult nature best described as ‚psychical afflictions‘. In this collection of cases, John Silence uses his spiritual insight to solve the afflictions of his patients, with all the skill and perception of the first-class psychic detective for which he has become celebrated.