Perfume by Patrick Suskind

Jean Baptiste Grenouille is born in 1738 in Paris to a mother who abandons him.  He is discovered to not have any scent himself, although his sense of smell is powerfully refined.  His goal is to become a perfumer and create the ultimate perfume, the scent of love.  In order to do this, he brutally murders young pubescent girls to capture their smell.  I'd give it only 3 out of 5, although it is intriguing.