title: Loyalty in Death
author:  J. D. Robb 
description: In 21st-century New York City, tough-as-nails cop Eve Dallas can survive a bombing, seduce her husband, and outsmart a terrorist--all on four hours of sleep. In this latest installment of the In Death series, author J.D. Robb (a.k.a. Nora Roberts) casts our heroine against an enigmatic group of terrorists named Cassandra. With no clear motivation or demands, Cassandra feeds on the thrill of senseless killing and the calculated destruction of Eve's world.
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  Loyalty in Death
  
  
  
  
  
  By J. D. Robb  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PROLOGUE
  
  
  
  
  
  Dear Comrade,
  
  
  
  
  
  We are Cassandra.
  
  
  
  
  
  It has begun.
  
  
  
  
  
  All we have worked for, all we have trained for, all we have sacrificed for is
  in place. A dawn after so long a twilight. The goals set over thirty years ago
  will be achieved. The promises made will be kept. And the martyr’s blood that
  was shed avenged at long last.
  
  
  
  
  
  We know you are concerned. We know you are cautious. This is what makes you a
  wise general. Believe that we have taken your counsel and your warnings to
  heart. We do not break the moratorium on this righteous and bitter war with a
  battle we intend to lose. We are well-equipped, our cause well-financed, and
  all steps and options have been considered.
  
  
  
  
  
  We send this transmission to you, dear friend and Comrade, as we joyfully
  prepare to continue our mission. Already, first blood has been spilled, and we
  rejoice. Circumstances have 