YMCA manager Patrick McKenna has finally found a comfort zone in his life. A former college basketball standout who missed his dream at the pros due to injury, he enjoys a satisfying job and a family he loves. When a bag is left at the Y by a local lawyer, Patrick inspects its contents and discovers cash and very private, volatile information about an individual. Intending to return the bag, he discovers that the lawyer is dead. Before he can process what all of this means, Patrick is being hunted by the killer. In Lionel Bernard's gripping novel, Bag of Lies, readers are treated to clever and sometimes heart-stopping twists and turns that leave them wanting more. And Bernard delivers. From a blackmail conspiracy that Patrick must solve to the moral dilemma he faces throughout, from issues of infidelity to major questions regarding race relations and acceptance, this is a novel that flows from edgy to funny, poignant to graphic, with more than a touch of introspection thrown in.