City of Bones is the first novel in Cassandra Clare's highly popular young adult urban fantasy series, The Mortal Instruments. The protagonist, Clary Fray, witnesses a murder at a nightclub that no one else can see. She soon discovers that she is part of a hidden world of supernatural beings—Shadowhunters (human-angel hybrids) who protect the world from demons. Clary's mother disappears, and she is forced to join the Shadowhunters in the City of Bones, embarking on a quest to save her mother and uncover secrets about her own identity and her destiny in this secret world.
