Notes

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in the #1 New York Times bestselling fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series.

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadow hunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Down worlders and Shadow hunters are at peace at last. And most importantly of all she can finally call Jace her boyfriend. But nothing comes without a price. Someone is murdering Shadow hunters, provoking tensions between Down worlders and Shadow hunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her his mother just found out that he's a vampire, and now he's homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.