A Deadly Balance

It's always a great thing to finish a novel. The next great thing is to finish the edits prior to sending it off to the professional editor. Tonight, just a little while ago, I completed the second phase after dozens of rewrites and edits. Bigger, better and stronger with a new title.

A Deadly Balance

By Richard Nielsen

Chapter One

Colombia, near the Venezuelan border

The US Army camouflaged MH-6 Little Bird helicopter swooped low over dense rain forest vegetation and descended into a clearing between tall tropical trees. Its occupants, Sergeant First Class Garrett Drake and Sergeant Mitch Burner, made a swift hover exit, dropping several feet onto a grass-covered clearing.