Cutout

A young woman from the Midwest, recipient of an unexpected college scholarship, is recruited into a lucrative courier job that shuttles her from Manhattan to Washington, DC. There's a slight drawback: the previous two “cutouts” died by violence.

Sierra Kane-who has bounced from one foster family to another-faces an uncertain future when she receives an unapplied-for scholarship to Barnard College specifically designed for orphans whose academic records are merely above average. A second unex...