
Paul Byers
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In the waning months of World War II, the allied armies advance upon the crumbling German
war machine like a juggernaut. In a final desperate bid to save the Fatherland, a plan is
conceived that could turn the tide of the war-the completion of an advanced jet-propelled
bomber capable of delivering a deadly payload to the shores of America.
Captain Griff Avery of the OSS has just botched the defection of a prominent German
physicist, a man crucial to the Nazi end game, letting him fall into the hands of the rogue SS
General masterminding the plot. But Avery's troubles have only just begun: overwhelming
evidence points to the woman he loves as the German spy who foiled the defection.
Now under suspicion himself, Avery sifts through the lies and deceit, uncovering the
treacherous German operation. Against orders and on the run, Avery is forced to wage a
secret war of his own, recruiting the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress and a reckless group of flyboys and their P-51 Mustangs to help him hunt down the secret SS cell and prevent the slaughter-no matter what the cost.

CATALYST by Paul Byers is a real page turner! Great action and suspense! The
combat action is as real as it gets and flies right at you! The tale integrates the reality
of WWII aerial combat and the suspense of a spy thriller with the technology that
could have changed the outcome of the War. You’ll enjoy every minute!
– J.E. Frisby, Col. USAF (Ret.)
Colonel Col. Frisby is a former USAF Command Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Navigator, and Electronic Warfare Officer. He Commanded the 410th Bomb Wing and was the Vice Commander of the USAF Air Warfare Center, the Air Force’s premier combat tactics, test, and training center at Nellis AFB, NV. He has over 5,000 hours in the T-38, B-52, F-4, and F-16, along with 200 combat sorties.

Inspired by true events, CATALYST provides a look at history’s largest dodged bullet. As eye opening as it is intense.
– Jeremy Robinson, bestselling author of Raising the Past and Antarktos Rising Having finished reading this great book, I can honestly say I was amazed that Paul Byers was a first time author. I thoroughly enjoyed the story line and the detail with which he was able to describe the scenes. It was particularly absorbing to me, an ex USAF fighter pilot; especially the air battles. Well-done Paul; I await your next effort. Carmine R. Bassano Capt USAF (Ret)
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Carmine R. Bassano was a fighter pilot with the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron and flew as a flight lead (commander of a four plane combat wing) flying the F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter. Carmine was trained to deliver nuclear ordnance during the Cold war and saw combat over the Ho Chi Minh trail in North Vietnam. Carmine retired a Captain in the USAF.