Michael Byars Lewis

Michael Byars Lewis, one of today’s foremost political/military thriller authors, is an Amazon #1 International Bestselling Author. He brings a unique and exciting perspecitve through his protagonist, USAF pilot—Jason Conrad. The Jason Conrad Thriller Series has been described as “The House of Cards meets The Right Stuff.” Each book in the series is a stand-alone story. But it’s more fun to start from the beginning. The adventure begins with Retribution, Book 1 in the Jason Conrad series. We then follow Jason’s career with the multi-award winning Surly Bonds (2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Silver Medal Finalist-1st Novel; 2013 Readers’ Favorites: Bronze Medal-Fiction/Intrigue, and the 2014 Beverly Hills Book Awards: Winner-Military Fiction). The Right to Know is the follow-up to Surly Bonds, and completes the initial trilogy. Veil of Deception continues Jason’s adventures as a pilot and has garnered an impressive twelve awards: 2016 National Indie Excellence Awards - WINNER Military Fiction; 2016 Pacific Book Awards - WINNER - Best Thriller; 2016 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - WINNER - Tall Tales; 2016 Book Excellence Awards - WINNER – Action; 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards - WINNER - Military Fiction; 2016 Military Writer's Society of America - SILVER MEDAL – Thriller; 2016 International Book Awards - FINALIST - Thriller/Adventure; 2016 Forward INDIES Book of the Year - FINALIST - War & Military; 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards - FINALIST – THRILLER; 2016 Hollywood Book Festival - HONORABLE MENTION - All Genres; 2017 Chanticleer International Book Awards - SEMI-FINALIST - Spy & Espionage; and 2017 Killer Nashville – FINALIST -Action/Adventure. Michael has participated on several author panels at such events as The International Thriller Writers annual Thrillerfest in New York City; Killer Nashville; and the Louisiana Book Festival. A former AC-130U ‘Spooky’ Gunship Evaluator Pilot, Michael spent eighteen years in Air Force Special Operations Command. A twenty-five year Air Force pilot, he has flown special operations combat missions in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He is currently a pilot for a major U.S. airline.