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Average rating3.6
There's a serial killer loose in Los Angeles and the local authorities need help fast. For some reason the killer has been leaving a string of maddeningly arcane clues at each crime scene. Each of these clues, it seems, is an indecipherable roadmap to the next murder.
Onto the scene comes L, the mysterious super-sleuth. Despite his peculiar working habits, he's never shown his face in public—but this time, he needs help.
Enlisting the services of an FBI agent named Naomi Misora, L starts snooping around the City of Angels. It soon becomes apparent that the killing spree is a psychotic riddle designed to specifically engage L in a battle of wits. Stuck in the middle between killer and investigator, it's up to Misora to navigate both the dead bodies and the egos to solve the Los Angeles Murder Cases.
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I am Beyond Bewitched with this book! This is one of the best story I have read in a long time!!!
I don't recommend reading this one if you at least haven't watched the anime. There are some crucial details that you wouldn't be able to understand; therefore, read the manga o watch the anime first.
85/100
Surprisingly great. I was always on board, but I had a couple issues while reading. However, the twist at the end completely fixed every problem I ever had- THAT is how you write a truly unexpected plot twist. It makes you look at the entire story completely differently and makes a surprising amount of sense. Though I will say if you're going to read this you need to watch death not first. Not only does it rely on you having an understanding of the events of the anime, as well as answering questions you'll have after finishing it, AND it spoils the anime several times, but the show is also simply even better.
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10 primary books13 released booksDeath Note is a 11-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by NisiOisiN, Andrew Cunningham, and 9 others.