The Psychic Detectives

In The Psychic Detectives, philosopher and cultural investigator Colin Wilson examines the real-world application of psychometry and extrasensory perception in solving criminal cases and locating missing persons. Profiling prominent historical psychics such as Gerard Croiset, Peter Hurkos, and Stefan Ossowiecki, Wilson surveys documented investigations where law enforcement utilized paranormal intuition to uncover hidden evidence and track suspects. Rather than treating these cases with sensationalism, Wilson uses them as a framework to explore his overarching theory of "Faculty X"—the belief that human consciousness possesses untapped, higher-level perception capable of reading energetic imprints left behind on physical objects and spaces.