The second book in the gripping fantasy series “Instruments of Death.”
Clary Fray dreams of a calm, normal life, but reality is already different: she has become a Shadowhunter and finds herself among vampires, werewolves, and faeries. Her mother is in an enchanted sleep, and the only way to save her is to find her father—the Shadowhunter who dared to go against the Clave.
In the whirlwind of dangerous events, Clary suddenly learns that she has a brother—cold, dazzlingly handsome Jace—and this changes her relationship with Simon in a strange way…
Meanwhile, in the world of Shadowhunters, a new crime occurs: the second Mortal Instrument has been stolen. An Inquisitor begins an investigation, and suspicions fall on Jace…