Ken Follett · duology
Piers Roper books in order
Two early thrillers featuring industrial spy Piers Roper.
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Reading order
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Publication order
- 1 The Shakeout
Book 1 · novel · 1975
Ruthless industrial spy Piers Roper joins Holmes Motor Corporation to help another company engineer a takeover, but a beautiful Holmes' executive gets under his skin and weakens his formidable powers of manipulation
- 2 The Bear Raid
Book 2 · novel · 1976
When Piers Roper--a top executive for one of England's largest automakers, but actually a spy for MAC, its rival--learns of a plan to sabotage MAC, he travels to Detroit in an attempt to track down the spy
Chronological order
- 1 The Shakeout
Book 1 · novel · 1975
Ruthless industrial spy Piers Roper joins Holmes Motor Corporation to help another company engineer a takeover, but a beautiful Holmes' executive gets under his skin and weakens his formidable powers of manipulation
- 2 The Bear Raid
Book 2 · novel · 1976
When Piers Roper--a top executive for one of England's largest automakers, but actually a spy for MAC, its rival--learns of a plan to sabotage MAC, he travels to Detroit in an attempt to track down the spy