What can you take from a man who has nothing left to lose? When Lieutenant Jason Conrad is offered the trip of a lifetime . . . how could he say no? But the trip quickly turns into more than he bargained for, and Jason Conrad is in a fight for his life! At the 50th Anniversary of D-Day celebration, a methodical killer continues his deadly path of revenge, and Jason is caught in his crosshairs! … crosshairs! Can he survive? If you like fast-paced stories with a conspiracy twist, you’ll love this launching point that builds the foundation for Michael Byars Lewis’ multi-award-winning adventures. It’s House of Cards meets Top Gun with a twist of The Americans!
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The novella Retribution by Michael Byars Lewis was a real treat to read. I enjoyed the realism of the scenarios he described. He was able to convey to me how it would feel when a B-25 war plane took to the air, the smells and sounds. He has a writing style that is easy to read and I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series.
This book is aimed at adults, males I think, as there is some murder and mayhem, it has some moments that had me on the edge of my seat, hoping that things will work out for the better.
The main character Jason was realistic, someone we all might know, down to earth, had emotions that were relatable, he had a beautiful wife and a mother that was concerned for him, he also had a father who was absent from his life.
Michael has been able to balance a whole lot of ideas like politics, personal revenge, back door deals and even some mardi gras beads into an action-packed story. There is some continent hopping with the story bounding from the USA including, Washington and New Orleans, over to London and with references to Rwanda.
The beginning was somewhat fractured for me however, it took a while for it all to pull together, I am glad I persevered as I really enjoyed reading this novella. This genre is one I really enjoy, I have read series similar to this one before and I am looking forward to this one also.
I was gifted this book by the author through VRO.
I received an ARC from Voracious readers only
My first read by Michael, it was good.
At first I was a little confused with all the changes of POV’s. I kept reading and fully understood what was going on.
Very on the edge of your seat, page turner towards the end. Now I need to read the next book.
Review–Retribution: Jason Conrad Series #1 (Prequel) by Michael Byers Lewis
In this extremely thrilling novella, we follow Jason Conrad, a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, who is looking forward to getting his private pilot’s license. Weeks away from his official training he gets the opportunity of a lifetime, but it doesn’t take long to realize that he and the men with him are in real danger.
This e-book version was sent to me by the author through Voraciousreadersonly.com to read and review.
I don’t have anything negative to say about this book. It was amazing! I loved that it’s set in the 90’s and that Jason is from the south. Jason is such a levelheaded and smart character. I was truly scared for the characters and that makes thrillers so good in my opinion. There are 5 novels total (listed on Goodreads) so far, I hope he continues with the series. I will be continuing the series for sure!
This book was gripping. I am an avid policy thriller reader.
The story is a prologue to other thrillers. I could tell the author has a military background.
The writing reminds me of Ken five or jack mars.
Carry on sir
I loved this book from the beginning I felt like I knew the main character. I also felt like I was learning about Airplanes as well. It is not my normal genre but I enjoyed the book very much and can’t wait to read the other books in Jason Conrad series.