The Midas Touch is a book about a loving father and dedicated husband, Willoughby Sinclair, who, through a car wreck that kills his son Kevin, suffers a head injury that sends him into a coma. After ten months in suspended animation, he awakens to find that his son had died, and his wife Katherine cheated on him. He also learns that he has acquired a fortune paid to him from the trucking company that caused the fatal accident. He discovers through time that he has developed a healing power that can be detected through his aura by few individuals who communicate to him with his gift.