Here is the second part of Cassandra Clare's legendary Shadowhunter trilogy! Clary Fray dreams of living an ordinary life again, but this is impossible. What a normal life this is! Clary is now a Shadowhunter, a demon slayer, surrounded by vampires, werewolves and fairies, and her mother fell into a magical sleep. Clary would like to spend more time with her best friend Simon, but her newfound brother, the cruel and wonderful Jace, keeps getting in the way. Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down and find her father Valentine, a Shadowhunter who dared to oppose the Conclave. When someone steals the second Mortal Instrument, the Inquisitor's suspicion falls on Jace. Is he really capable of betraying his beliefs for the sake of his father?