Roger Brook

Roger Brook is a fictional secret agent and gallant of the Napoleonic Wars who is later identified as the Chevalier de Breuc, created by Dennis Wheatley in 1947.

Roger Brook was created after Wheatley had been a member of Winston Churchill's Joint Planning Staff during World War II.

He discussed the subject with Air Commodore Kenneth Collier who came up with a suggestion about placing Wheatley's stories in the Napoleonic times instead.

Wheatley combined his habit of doing extensive research, in this case to gather accurate historical details about the Napoleonic era, with his wartime knowledge and experience.

After completing the final book in the series, Desperate Measures in 1974, Wheatley decided to retire from writing fiction.