Seung-beom, a 33-year-old doctor of Korean medicine at a prestigious Seoul hospital, secretly offers a bribe to secure the position of deputy director—only to be pushed aside. Demoted to the countryside, he vows to return to Seoul and opens a clinic in the quiet town of “Uhwa.” But not a single patient comes. Instead, the herbal shop across the street is overflowing with visitors. One night, Seung-beom sneaks into the mysterious shop to uncover its secret — and finds its owner, Su-jeong, a 68-year-old woman, calmly treating customers alongside a ghost with a shattered head. Days later, he sees that same ghost leading a crowd straight to Su-jeong’s door. The truth is finally revealed, and Seung-beom sees an opportunity: why treat only the living when he could treat ghosts too? So begins the eerie yet heartwarming journey of a doctor determined to build the ultimate clinic — for both the living and the dead.

Inspired by author Bae Myeong-eun’s experience as a nursing assistant, Suspicious Oriental Clinic is an occult healing novel that tells the lively and heartwarming stories of a doctor, a pharmacist, and a host of colorful ghosts. Carrying the uniquely Korean charm of hit dramas like Guardian: The Lonely and Great God and Hotel Del Luna, it ranked No.1 in Korean fiction on Yes24 and has already been licensed in six countries.