Dave Bertagno

The Cipher Dave Bertagno

How are the events in a person's life valued? If you rise up to challenges and conquer problems by staring them straight in the eye and picking the right choice in split second decisions does this make you any better than the person who made the wrong choice? Or didn't act at all? What if you think you've learned from your past mistakes and did everything you could to make things different the second time around only to fail yet again? In this coming of age tale, Shane Lyons battles with loss, the failures of a guilty conscience, and the inner struggles of a grief stricken mind all the while attempting to dismantle a mob that has strong-armed a city into fear and denial. It is a story that makes each of us question just how far we would go to achieve our own identity and self-acknowledgement in order to find some peace of mind. We all fail at some point. It is how we handle that loss and face tomorrow that determines our true worth.