Clary fights to stop a murderer and to close the growing distance between her and Jace in the thrilling fourth book in the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. City of Fallen Angels is a Shadowhunters novel.

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York City, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters 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 Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her-his mother just found out 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 that 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.