Death Note, Vol. 2
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VIZ Media LLC · Print & ebook · November 8, 2005
Death Note, Vol.
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- Who it’s for
- A dark crime thriller pairs questions of justice with the nerve of a tightening pursuit.
- Themes
- Justice and vigilantism, Power and moral responsibility, Death and its consequences
- Pacing
- Fast
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When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good—or evil? Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil.
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But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life? Light thinks he's put an end to his troubles with the FBI--by using the Death Note to kill off the FBI agents working the case in Japan! But one of the agents has a fiancée who used to work in the Bureau, and now she's uncovered information that could lead to Light's capture. To make matters worse, L has emerged from the shadows to work directly with the task force headed by Light's father. With people pursuing him from every direction, will Light get caught in the conflux?
Justice in Doubt
A dark crime thriller pairs questions of justice with the nerve of a tightening pursuit.
Come here for
- Moral certainty under pressure
- A detective’s pursuit with personal stakes
Expect
- A sharp-edged clash of judgment and investigation
- Suspense as the circle closes around Light
Where it sits
| General Manga | 52% |
|---|---|
| Crime & Mystery Comics | 48% |
| Horror Comics | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Crime & Mystery Comics
- General Manga
- Occult & Supernatural Comics
- Authors
- Tsugumi Ohba
- Publisher
- VIZ Media LLC
- Published
- November 8, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Justice and vigilantism · Power and moral responsibility · Death and its consequences
- Reading lane
- Crime & Mystery Comics