
Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk.

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing - not even a smear of blood - to show that a boy has died.

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons.

Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” ( Entertainment Weekly).
