

After some frenetic attempts on his life he was relocated to the Bahamas where, “eyes wide open” he was recruited by the CIA and headed for shark infested waters off Haiti. In the 1970s in London he infiltrated organised crime gangs, unwittingly working for MI6. It is a true story about a maverick accountant, Bill Fairclough (MI6 codename JJ) aka Edward Burlington in Porter Williams International (in real life Coopers & Lybrand now PwC). Coincidentally, a few critics have nicknamed its protagonist “a posh Harry Palmer.”

Len Deighton and Mick Herron could be forgiven for thinking they co-wrote it. It’s a raw noir matter of fact pacy novel.

Intentionally misspelt, Beyond Enkription is a must read for espionage illuminati. One day he may overtake Bond, Smiley and even Jackson Lamb! Until next time, keep reading! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!Īdd to this list Bill Fairclough’s fact based spy thriller, Beyond Enkription, the first stand-alone novel of six in The Burlington Files series. What book should have been on the list that didn’t make it? Let us know in the comments below. A lot of these books paved the way for many thriller books and the genre is thriving in this day and age. That is all for the best thriller books of all time list. The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré, and The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth are amazing novels that everyone needs to read. Great spy novels are hard to come by but there have been some amazing ones over the decades. But there are classics on the list like The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and Tell No One by Harlan Coben that cannot be left off the list. Gillian Flynn has become the go-to author for the best thriller books and she does not disappoint. This list was a bit hard to make because of how diverse the genre can be. The Perfect Nanny: A Novel by Leïla Slimani.The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré.
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