Another Note

A Spin-Off novel of the popular manga and anime series Death Note, written by NISIOISIN, published in 2006.

Another Note follows FBI Agent Naomi Misora as she is enlisted by the Great Detective L to help him solve a series of perplexing and brutal murders in Los Angeles, each with a Wara Ningyo (a Japanese straw doll) left at the crime. She is soon joined in her investigation by a mysterious "unprivate" detective called Ryuzaki.

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Tropes used in Another Note include:

• Action Girl: Naomi.
• Aerith and Bob: Naomi and Raye are fairly normal names, Beyond Birthday appears to be self-chosen, and Rue Ryuzaki is an obvious pseudonym. But how do you explain Believe Bridesmaid, Bluesharp Babysplit, and Backyard Bottomslash?
• Alliterative Name: Rue Ryuzaki, Beyond Birthday, Believe Bridesmaid, Quarter Queen, Backyard Bottomslash, Bluesharp Babysplit, and Blackberry Brown.
• Alone with the Psycho: Naomi with Beyond Birthday.
• Biker Babe: Naomi.
• Bloodier and Gorier: While there are far fewer deaths here than in Death Note, the murders we do have are far more grisly.
• Calling Card: The Wara Ningyo.
• Cruel and Unusual Death
• Death by Origin Story: A
• Detective Mole: Naomi is very impressed by "Ryuuzaki's" ability to decipher the codes B left behind... well...
• Driven to Suicide
• The Ending Changes Everything: Throughout the entire book, the reader thinks that Ryuzaki is L - it's specifically set up that way. At the end it is revealed that "Ryuzaki" was actually Beyond Birthday the whole time.
• Eye Scream
• Fingore
• Gorn
• Harmful to Minors: Thirteen year old Quarter Queen.
• Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
• Lemony Narrator: Mello
• Locked Room Mystery: Deconstructed here, as it is pointed out that the killer simply having a spare key can solve the majority of cases, and that there is never any need for the killer to lock the door in the first place, especially since the deaths never resemble suicides.
• Man On Fire
• Murder-Suicide: Beyond Birthday is his own final victim.
• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: B L's evil look-alike, a sociopathic Evil Genius Wammy's kid Serial Killer born with the Shinigami eyes.
• Posthumous Narration: spoiler:Mello...mabye; it's technically possible that he composed this during the events of the manga, but it's hard to believe he'd have had the time, given the circumstances.
• Suspect Existence Failure: well that was the plan, anyway.
• Sweet Tooth: Ryuzaki.
• Tyke Bomb: all the graduates of Wammy's House.
• Unreliable Narrator: Mello
• "Well Done, Son" Guy: Beyond. He's doing this to get L's attention.