“Here, let me do it.”Ĭlary stood still while Simon expertly twisted the key with just the right amount of pressure, making the stubborn old lock spring open. “In the band? Why wouldn’t I be?” He reached around her. Band practice.”Ĭlary stopped jiggling the key in the lock-it always stuck-long enough to frown at him.

Simon got to his feet, shoving the blinking rectangle into his messenger bag. “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you all morning.”

“I’m kicking butt at Mario Kart.”Ĭlary pushed her hood back, shaking hair out of her eyes, and rummaged in her pocket for her keys. “Score,” he said as she came up the steps. He had his DS balanced on his blue-jeaned knees and was poking away at it industriously with the stylus. Simon was waiting for her on the front porch, sprawled in a broken-springed armchair. It carried with it a faint chemical smell, mixed with the Brooklyn smell of asphalt, gasoline, and burned sugar from the abandoned factory down the street. The weather might have warmed up, but the wind off the East River could still be brutal. The cold snap of the previous week was over the sun was shining brightly as Clary hurried across Luke’s dusty front yard, the hood of her jacket up to keep her hair from blowing across her face. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Includes an exclusive sneak peek of the fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series: City of Fallen Angels! And don't miss the teaser from Clockwork Angel, the first book in the Infernal Devices trilogy, the prequel to the Mortal Instruments series. Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of bestselling series the Mortal Instruments. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he’s willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City-whatever the cost? With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies.

To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.Īs Clary uncovers more about her family’s past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters-never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death.

Plunge into the third installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” ( Entertainment Weekly). Love is a mortal sin, and the secrets of the past are deadly.

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