Light Yagami, having vowed to use the Death Note to rid the world of evil, attracts the attention of authorities who are curious to know why criminals are suddenly dropping dead, but Light crosses the line when he decides to kill the agents who are chasing him, and soon finds himself pursued by his father, the legendary detective L, and the determined fiancee of one of the agents he has eliminated.

Translated from the Japanese. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]