Living on the Edge / Shannon Butcher / 359 pages / R. T. Reviewer's Choice Award

Sloane has a most unusual job.  She is a mercenary, trained in all sorts of weapons and engaging in missions around the world.  She grew up trapped  in private boarding schools and believing that she is shunned by her father, the General.  Sloane is determined to go to Columbia to rescue her former roommate, Gina.  Lucas has been commanded by the general  to do anything to prevent Sloane from taking the trip.  He fails, and he, Sloane, Gina, and Sloane's friends and co-workers face a deadly enemy.  This novel is part of The Edge series, so not all loose ends are tied up.  The suspense is riveting.