Chain of Iron

In this thrilling and romantic follow-up to Cassandra Clare's #1 New York Times bestselling book Chain of Gold, the Shadowhunters are tasked with finding a murderer in Edwardian London. One Shadowhunters book is called Chain of Iron.

Cordelia Carstairs seems to be living the life she has always desired. She has been in love with James Herondale since she was a little kid, and they are set to marry. She has moved to London to live with her closest friend Lucie Herondale and the Merry Thieves, James's amiable associates. Her much-loved father is going to be with her again soon. She also wields the renowned hero's sword, Cortana.

But the reality is far more dire. The marriage between James and Cordelia was set up to save Cordelia's honor. James has feelings for the enigmatic Grace Blackthorn, whose brother Jesse passed away in a horrific tragedy years ago. When Cordelia touches her hand, Cortana burns it, and her father becomes enraged and resentful. Additionally, a serial killer is going after London's Shadowhunters, murdering under the cover of darkness and then disappearing into thin air.

Cordelia, James, and Lucie had to pursue the knife-wielding killer's trail through the most treacherous streets of the city with the Merry Thieves. Each of them is concealing a startling truth while all the while: James is being dragged further into the sinister web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial; Cordelia has pledged a perilous allegiance to an unidentified force; and Lucie intends to bring Jesse back to life. And that the murderer they are looking for may be him.