Fresh Pick for Monday, May 5th, 2014 is THE COLLECTOR OF DYING BREATHS by M. J. Rose #SuspenseMonday Atria Books April 2014 On Sale: April 8, 2014 385 pages ISBN: 1451621531 EAN: 9781451621532 Kindle: B00DPM9088 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List Suspense, Thriller, Mystery Buy A Copy Amazon.com Kindle BN.com Powell’s Books Indiebound The Collector of Dying Breaths by M. J. Rose Florence, Italy—1533: An orphan named René le Florentin is plucked from poverty to become Catherine de Medici’s perfumer. Traveling with the young duchessina from Italy to France, René brings with him a cache of secret documents from the monastery where he was trained: recipes for exotic fragrances and potent medicines—and a formula for an alchemic process said to have the potential to reanimate the dead. In France, René becomes not only the greatest perfumer in the country, but also the most dangerous, creating deadly poisons for his Queen to use against her rivals. But while mixing herbs and essences under the light of flickering candles, René doesn’t begin to imagine the tragic and personal consequences for which his lethal potions will be responsible. Paris, France—The Present: A renowned mythologist, Jac L’Etoile—trying to recover from personal heartache by…
