The Devil's Fragrance

Legend connects epic seducers like Cleopatra, the Marquis de Sade and Casanova to a fragrance with such potent aphrodisiac properties that one sniff reduces their quarry to a quivering mass of sexual craving. But is this substance more than just myth? In London, a top fashion model claims an insignificant and unattractive middle-aged man raped her. He says he merely seduced her. Meanwhile, two young Frenchmen embark on a voyage of carnal discovery aided by a seductive fragrance. Rumors abound and the cutthroat world of international perfumery is turned upside down. The players, including a Japanese industrialist, an ex-East German spy and a high-ranking member of the French gay community, find themselves embroiled in a no-holds-barred fight to recreate the long lost formula. From rural England through France and Germany, there is no shortage of thrills on this nail-biting journey to discover the beguiling secret of The Devil's Fragrance. Author Bio: ABOUT THE AUTHOR-Born and educated in Birkenhead, England, Author Martin Fine has traveled around the world courtesy of his career in the hotel business. His wife, Pauline, is a celebrated artist and they have two grown children. He makes his home in Cape Town, South Africa, though he is currently on assignment in India. The Devil's Fragrance is Martin's eighth novel.