Before you - the second part of the legendary trilogy of Cassandra Claire about Shadowhunters!Clary Frey dreams of living a normal life again, but this is impossible. What a normal life! Clary is now a Shadowhunter, a demon slayer, surrounded by vampires, werewolves and faeries, and her mother fell asleep in a magical dream . Clary would like to spend more time with her best friend Simon, but this is constantly hampered by her newfound brother, the cruel and beautiful Jace. Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down and find her father Valentine, a Shadowhunter who dared to confront the Conclave. When someone steals the second Death Tool, the Inquisitor's suspicion falls on Jace.. Is he capable of betraying his convictions for his father?