Perfume

I've never seen the film but clearly, at some point, have seen a trailer or read a synopsis of the plot, and so this novel was slightly spoiled for me. This is the story of a young boy (later man) who has a particularly well developed sense of smell. He becomes an apprentice to a perfumer and begins to learn the trade. As it says on the spoiler of a front cover - he is also a murderer...

It may sound funny but I do think that my own sense of smell was enhanced whilst reading this novel.