A notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it remains the engine of Death Note, and the second volume tightens the game of deduction around it.
Written by Tsugumi Ohba and drawn by Takeshi Obata, this 200-page paperback continues the English series in its original right-to-left format. The story is built on conversation, surveillance and inference rather than physical combat, and Obata's detailed, high-contrast artwork carries a great deal of the tension through expression and framing alone. Readers should begin with the first volume, since the plotting depends closely on what has already been established.
Points worth a look:
• 200 pages continuing directly from the opening volume
• Art by Takeshi Obata with story by Tsugumi Ohba
• A thriller built on deduction rather than action
• Tension carried through expression and framing
Best suited to older teen and adult readers who enjoy psychological thrillers, published in English by VIZ Media LLC and stocked by Boipoka.