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. 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?
After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for company, Light is ready
to give up his Death Note and all memories of it. Freed from his past
actions, Light is convinced he's innocent. But L is ready to keep Light
under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once
Light was incarcerated. Then a new wave of Kira crimes hits Japan.
Someone else has gotten their hands on a Death Note, and these new
deaths aren't focused on making the world a better place, they're
focused on making money. Big business can be murder, and Kira has gone
corporate!