New York: Random House, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which explores the mysteries surrounding the death of Roger de la Burde, the "count" of the title - "a wealthy scientist and art collector, who wore ascots, claimed he was a Polish nobleman, bowed to women - and then routinely propositioned them. In 1992, Burde was found dead on his Virginia estate, with a single bullet wound in his forehead."Author's note. 362 pp. ISBN: 0-375505385.