Felix Kersten, a Finnish physician and therapist, embarked on a captivating journey in the 1920s, venturing to Berlin to master traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine under the tutelage of the renowned Dr. Kô. Swiftly gaining reputation as a masseur, particularly with the Dutch royal family, Felix Kersten's fame spread far and wide across Europe. In an unexpected turn of events in 1939, he found himself tending to the stomach cramps of none other than Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Gestapo and a key figure in the Nazi regime. Himmler, captivated by Kersten's miraculous healing touch, soon appointed him as his personal physician. This plunged Kersten into the inner sanctum of Nazi decision-making, forging a complex relationship of dependence, oscillating between control and manipulation.

In this spellbinding narrative, Kersten, confident in his influence over Himmler, whispered against the tide of terror, urging the architect of the Final Solution to spare the lives of prisoners, citizens from occupied countries, and Jewish deportees. He became an unlikely hero, saving thousands of lives through the power of his miraculous hands. 

Joseph Kessel (1898-1979) is a distinguished French traveler, journalist, and writer, and a member of the Académie Française. Best known for his scandalous masterpiece Belle de Jour, adapted for the cinema by Luis Buñuel in 1967, Kessel's literary prowess reached new heights in 1960 with the publication of Les Mains du Miracle. This incredible story of Dr. Kersten, translated into multiple languages, stands as one of Kessel's crowning achievements—an enthralling tale with echoes of courage that resonate through history.