Synopsis: Dust Jacket: A man who treads the perilous border that lies between genius and madness, Edwin Carlysle dares to trespass in the realm of the supernatural, determined to use science to unlock the secret of man's immortal soul. Canadian National Catalogue: A novel of mystery and suspense with a tantalizing difference, a gothic tale that blends science fact with science fiction and adds to it a spine-tingling element of the supernatural.