Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

✅ Genre - Historical Fiction, Thriller

✅ 257 pages

✅ Summary -

"Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, an 18th-century Frenchman born with no body odor but an extraordinary sense of smell. Obsessed with creating the perfect scent, Grenouille becomes a perfumer and embarks on a dark and twisted journey to capture the essence of human scent. Along the way, he becomes a serial killer, murdering young women to extract their unique fragrances. The novel delves into themes of obsession, identity, and the power of scent, painting a vivid and disturbing portrait of a man consumed by his desires."