Bill Fairlough, Beyond Enkription, The Burlington Files

Loved it. Make a film to please please please me. Superb realism. Sara Burlington sounds real. Edward Burlington would be superb on film. Make a film to please please please me and thousands more.

This book is riveting and educational.

Attention to detail shows in every paragraph.

Believable action is intense.

Visit the amazing websites.

Great value.

Never judge a book by its opening chapter

This gets so kool and convoluted you may lose your marbles once you get into the amazing maze of mind games and disinfo and deceit and treachery and much more

The action leaves Bond and Bourne static

The plot leaves Smiley in tears

So kool but where is the TV series?

I never thought O’Hare to Heathrow could be so exciting. I got the Kindle Version last week for the long haul. Apart from an annoying dinner break and one hurried visit to the bathroom I didn’t stop until we landed. What a start to an autobiography? It is astonishing to think people all over the world have heard of James Bond but few have probably heard of the more realistic, altruistic and thinking spy Edward Burlington, alias Bill Fairclough. I thought Bourne was the greatest too but no more. What was so wicked was I still had several chapters for the return flight - yes, it really is that long and it was gripping most of the time right through to the last page. I also read some of the British reviews and as advised I’m reading this again and it’s already like reading another book. I can reread it every flight I take. Talk about value for money. I just hope someone films it so the outstanding five books come out and the films are released. My hint - don’t fly without it!

The Burlington Files: Beyond Enkription is better than well worth one read. I have read it twice. I wonder if I read it again if it will be as different a read as the second was to the first. As for the characters the likes of Chad and Sara really come to life but Edward Burlington is the true conundrum. Love him, envy him or loathe him - well I experienced all three emotions particularly on the second read. Some of the book is a bit of a lecture but then Bill Fairclough or whoever wrote it is obviously very annoyed about how Ian Fleming's Bond has dictated to the masses what spy films are all about. The author of Beyond Encryption says so on the Burlington Files website which is a must read with the book along with the Faire Sans Dire website and other articles like Wiki you are referred to. They make it all so real and now I understand so much more about the real world of espionage. Great read, the eBook is expensive but worth every cent and it's a huge book. I hope the rest of the series comes soon and films take off - I'll queue to watch them.

While talking to a client we discussed spy novels and she said her favourite was Beyond Enkription of The Burlington Files. It was mine too but for totally different reasons. She loved Edward Burlington for being better than Bond but I liked Edward Burlington's character because he has so many flaws. Only after a five minute chat did we reconcile our differences and lucky for me too as she reminded me a bit of Sara Burlington - as a legend - naturally! The point is the novel was written for film as they say all over their website. That means they made the central character intentionally bland so as you could interpret it any which way. I know because I had an email exchange with would you believe Edward Burlington himself!!!! Before I bought it I wish I had known it was coming out in hard back as I would have waited - I now own a softback and hardback but Bill Fairclough has promised to sign it if I ever go to London.

Absolutely brilliant, riveting read, cant wait for the next instalments and the big screen. The author sounds like a really interesting character, what a fab life!

My brothers loved reading this so I got some more to give for Xmas presents. Most of the reviews the author refers to on his website are just what I would write if I could make such clever comments. This is as they say the real stuff films are made of. It was a thriller and I am half way through reading it again and learning more and more about this Burlington crowd and the cold war. On Twitter the author says it is the longest spy book this century. He should say it is the best spy book this century. If you are interested it is all very spooky!!!

WE are an "all girl band" of readers although some of us are no longer girls but we all enjoyed reading Beyond Enkription no matter what our ages were. This is our first review at the Review Centre.

WE all liked the book because it was so different and real compared to other spy novel thrillers we have read.

WE should have all got the eBook as it is much cheaper than the paperback but the book is huge so we did not feel ripped off.

WE debated what was fact and fiction as we could not tell the difference at times and so we were more worried for Edward by the time we reached the epilogue even though we guessed he and Hugh must appear in the next book. Well, they had better!

WE even googled up some of the plots and those we could trace looked true or based on facts which made us even more concerned for Ed's future.

WE will be watching out for more in The Burlington Files series which so far so good deserves to be considered for a listing alongside the greats.

WE thought the website cool too and it has only just got started