Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects & 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 & 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 high-speed chase Light & the taskforce apprehend the newest Kira. Light regains his Death Note & his memories & the depths of his cunning are revealed as the plans he carefully put in place before going into confinement are slowly unveiled. His masterful manipulation of both humans & Shinigami lead him to the strongest position he's yet enjoyed. But the glow of his victory is marred when a new threat appears. Can Light withstand a surprise attack on two fronts?