Matthew Fairchild - James's parabatai and Cordelia's close friend who is struggling with a mysterious incident from his past.

Lucie Herondale - Cordelia's soon to be parabatai who is hiding a secret from everyone she loves-she can control ghosts and is on a necromantic mission.

James Herondale - the man Cordelia is engaged to and grandson of the Prince of Hell Belial who struggles with his demonic abilities.

She is the bearer of the sword Cortana, that burns her when she touches it, and must find a murderer who's killing Shadowhunters.

Cordelia Carstairs - a young Shadowhunter about to enter into a false marriage with the man she secretly loves.

And that he himself may be the killer they seek. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial.

Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city's most dangerous streets.

And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace. Cortana burns Cordelia's hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. James and Cordelia's marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia's reputation. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero's blade.īut the truth is far grimmer. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James's charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She's engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted.

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