Death Note, Vol. 2

They sent me a Spanish version of this.....

The plot thickens with the introduction of L. Trust me, if you haven't read this book yet, you really should.

Volume 2 of Death Note picks up right where the first volume left off. Light has just discovered that he has been followed by an Agent of the FBI as members of the NPA and their families are under surveillance for suspicious activity to see if anyone might have a connection or in fact be the serial killer known as Kira. L is becoming more and more frustrated especially after all 12 of the FBI agents assigned to surveillance all end up dead. This sparks a massive uprising in the NPA as most of the detectives assigned to the case quit in fear of their own lives. Out of desperation, L decides to reveal himself to the remaining members of the NPA task force in order to gain their trust and cooperation. To make matters worse, one of the agents killed by Kira has a fiancée who is also a former FBI agent and has information that could eventually lead back to Light. Now, Light must find a way to silence the fiancée in such a way as to keep from arousing any kind of suspicion. As L and the NPA close in on Light, he must now try harder than ever to avoid being captured by the authorities, and as the volume closes, two households are narrowed down by the task force, one of which is Light's house. As bugs and cameras are placed throughout the house, Light must try to act the typical college bound student or else face capture and almost certain death for his crimes. There is plenty of use of the Death Note in this volume as Light begins killing anyone who has information that could lead to his capture and the suspense really begins to pick up as the Task Force closes in on the identity of the killer Kira. The cat-and-mouse game expands quite a bit more in this volume as Light tries to carry out his "goal". Plenty of suspense in this book, though there is not an additional comic in this volume, it is composed of 9 chapters (but starts at Chapter 8 and continues from there). I can't wait to read volume 3.

Truth is I DIDN'T find it as good as the first but I still got suckered into this story somehow! Death Note has an amazing way of sucking you in, even if it's a boring bit about finding out some minor detail, somehow the writer just has that ability and it's amazing! Death Note has become the new Evangelion in this day and age and has everyone on the tips of their seats. L is getting closer to finding out Light's secret, and now he has an FBI's fiancée on his tail and she knows a lot more then she is able to get out to the police. If you haven't picked up Death Note, I suggest you do! It maybe around 15 volumes (don't quote me to that) but it's worth every penny!

I have the Death Note manga through book 3 right now and I cannot wait untill I can get more!! This whole series is filled with suspense and it keeps you thinking, there are a lot of twists and turns. This is my favorite manga and I highly recomend that you try it. The plot is fast pace and so good that I must have read each book 5 times!!

Death Note is a fantastic manga. I would recomend it to anyone who likes pychological suspense, a story with a good plot, all with a scifi edge. In the first volume of Death Note we are introduced to Light, a bored high school student. He finds the Death Note, a Death God's notebook. When you write a name in it, the person whose name you've written dies. Light decides to use the Death Note to kill criminals in order to create a world free of crime. When Interpol catches on to the fact that dozens of prisoners are dying for no apparent reason, they recruit L, a mysterious sluth who can solve any crime. This is how the dangerous game of cat and mouse begins. In this volume L is revealed, we get to see his face for the first time. FBI agents are sent to Japan to secretly follow the Japanese agents who are working on the case in order to rule them out as suspects. Light's father happens to be heading the task force. When Light discovers that an FBI agent is tailing him, we get to see just how cunning he truely is. I don't want to give too much of the story away, so I'll just say this: Death Note is one of the best manga I've ever read. The plot and characters are well developed and intriguing. I highly recommend it!