City of Bones - The Mortal Instruments Author:Cassandra Clare Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and ?prepare to be hooked? (Entertainment Weekly). City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel. — When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder?much less a murder com... more »mitted by three people covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she?s more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. And Clary is introduced with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know?« less