Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (??????? ??????BB?????
? anaza noto - rosanzerusu BB renzoku satsujin jiken?) is a light novel written
by Nisio Isin and released on August 1, 2006.[1][2] The story is a prequel to th
e manga Death Note, and expands on the briefly-mentioned Los Angeles "BB Murder
Cases".
The story is narrated by Mello, a character from the manga. It recounts the time
the detective L worked with FBI agent Naomi Misora to stop a violent serial kil
ler, who makes his murders look like suicides. The murderer turns out to be one
of the original children raised to succeed L in his detective work: B, who calls
himself "Beyond Birthday", or BB.
On hearing about the murders, L recruits Misora to investigate. She meets a dete
ctive who introduces himself as Rue Ryuzaki. This name, combined with his appear
ance and behaviour, and his liking for sweet things, lead the reader to believe
that this detective is L. The investigation reveals that each murder leaves clue
s to the next, and Misora and Ryuzaki follow the trail to the point where they c
an predict the final murder.
In the process, Misora realises that her colleague Ryuzaki is in fact B, the mur
derer they've been seeking. She finds him in the process of committing suicide b
y self-immolation. He is arrested and imprisoned, and dies some years later of a
mysterious heart attack, presumably caused by Light Yagami as part of the main
Death Note plot.
At the end of the story, Misora meets a strange young man who reminds her of the
imprisoned B, who asks, as L does in the manga, "Please call me Ryuzaki". Despi
te Misora's belief that she never spoke to L in person, this anonymous encounter
is their only face-to-face meeting.
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