Life in the Shadows

In the shadows of Los Angeles, a mystery awakens.
When Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn discover an unconscious girl in the middle of a demon-ravaged street, they don't expect her to be carrying Downworlder tokens-or to radiate a power even seasoned Shadowhunters can't explain. The girl, who calls herself Jem, remembers nothing of her past but is plagued by visions, instincts no mundane should have, and a fear of the Clave that runs bone-deep.

As Jem slowly recovers in the LA Institute, secrets unravel. Julian wrestles with guilt and a fierce need to protect her, while Emma suspects there's more to Jem's past than even she knows. When Lindsey, a top-of-her-class Shadowhunter assigned to help, arrives, Jem finally meets someone her own age-someone who sees past the fear and into the fire within her.

But the Clave is coming. So are answers. And neither may be kind.

Is Jem the weapon of something dark-or the key to stopping it?