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.

Chain of Iron is a Shadowhunters novel.Ĭordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she is attempting to raise the dead Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power and James, that he himself may be the killer they seek.The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Now Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the killer through the city's most dangerous streets. Cordelia's marriage is a lie, arranged to save her reputation, while James remains in love with the Grace Blackthorn. She's engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has always loved she has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie and she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero's blade.īut the truth is far grimmer. The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare.

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