I read Beyond Enkription, and it is an avant garde foray into the espionage genre. I've read a hearty serving of spy novels- Ian Fleming, Malko by De Villers, the 60s spy spoof like Coxeman by Troy Conway (Micheal Avalon) and Man from ORGY by Ted Marks, and piles of 60's spy novels, Girl From Uncle stories, short spy stories from various publications like Alfred Hitchock Presents, etc etc.
Beyond Enrkription is different and a refreshing take because, not only is the author an experienced intelligence operator in the field, the book is written in his 'tradecraft method of thinking' we are getting a sense of the mental workings of an intelligence agent as we read the novel, rather than the mental workings of a general writer. Since Bill has photographic memory, the book is written quite differently, and is a sheer behemoth of a novel. The characters are well fleshed out, and the criminals are true to the evil sense of the word, and all based on Bill's experiences in the field and knowledge of the underworld around him. The plot twists are intriguing to the point to boggle Greek philosophers. I must say this was quite a profound and stimulating experience for an espionage novel reader.
I've read a hearty serving of spy novels- Ian Fleming, Malko by De Villers, the 60s spy spoof like Coxeman by Troy Conway (Micheal Avalon) and Man from ORGY by Ted Marks, and piles of 60's spy novels, Girl From Uncle stories, short spy stories from various publications like Alfred Hitchock Presents, etc etc.
Beyond Enrkription is different and a refreshing take because, not only is the author an experienced intelligence operator in the field, the book is written in his 'tradecraft method of thinking' we are getting a sense of the mental workings of an intelligence agent as we read the novel, rather than the mental workings of a general writer. Since Bill has photographic memory, the book is written quite differently, and is a sheer behemoth of a novel. The characters are well fleshed out, and the criminals are true to the evil sense of the word, and all based on Bill's experiences in the field and knowledge of the underworld around him. The plot twists are intriguing to the point to boggle Greek philosophers. I must say this was quite a profound and stimulating experience for an espionage novel reader.