Order of Roger Brook Books
Roger Brook is the protagonist in a series of historical fiction novels by English novelist Dennis Wheatley. The dashing hero Roger Brook is a secret agent, gallant and aide-de-camp to Napoleon. He is considered a master spy and gentleman adventurer.
Dennis Wheatley began his Roger Brook series in 1947 with The Launching of Roger Brook. The series ran for 12 novels, concluding with 1974’s Desperate Measures. Below is a list of Dennis Wheatley’s Roger Brook books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Roger Brook Books
| The Launching of Roger Brook | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shadow of Tyburn Tree | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rising Storm | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man Who Killed the King | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dark Secret of Josephine | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rape of Venice | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sultan's Daughter | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wanton Princess | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Evil in a Mask | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Irish Witch | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Desperate Measures | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Roger Brook Synopses: The Launching of Roger Brook by Dennis Wheatley is book 1 in the Roger Brook series. In 1783, young Roger Brook is fresh out of school and seeking his fame and fortune in France. Spurred on by his admiration for the delectable Georgina Thursby and the fair Athénais de Rochambeau, Brook gets involved in the secrets of French foreign policy, much to the peril of himself and his lady admirers.
The Shadow of the Tyburn Tree by Dennis Wheatley is the second book in the Roger Brook series. In 1788, Roger Brook is sent on a secret mission to Russia for Catherine the Great. Chosen by her to become her lover, Roger is compelled to move with the utmost care, for if it was known that not only was he spying for two countries but also having an affair with the sadistic and vicious Natalia, he would meet certain death.