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{{Short description|2006 light novel by Nisio Isin}}
{{Notability|Books|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox book
| name          = Death Note Another Note:<br>The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases 
| image         = Death Note Another Note book cover.jpg
| image_size    = 200px
| caption       = 
| author        = [[Nisio Isin]]
| translator    = Andrew Cunningham (English)
| country       = Japan
| language      = Japanese
| genre         = [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]], [[Detective fiction|Detective]]
| publisher     = [[Shueisha]], <BR> [[Viz Media]] (English)
| release_date = August 1, 2006 <br> February 19, 2008 (English)
| media_type    = Print (hardback)
| pages         = 176
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases'''''|DEATH NOTE アナザーノート・ロサンゼルスBB連続殺人事件|Desu Nōto Anazā Nōto: Rosanzerusu BB Renzoku Satsujin Jiken|lead=yes}} is a [[light novel]] written by [[Nisio Isin]] and released on August 1, 2006.<ref name="novel">{{cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8835 | title = Death Note, XXXHOLiC Novels in the Works | date = June 28, 2011 | publisher = [[Anime News Network]] | accessdate = June 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/nisioisin/ |title=西尾維新 × Death Note |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |accessdate=December 21, 2006 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205213511/http://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/nisioisin/ |archivedate=December 5, 2006 }}</ref> The story is a [[prequel]] to the [[manga]] ''[[Death Note]]'', and expands on the briefly-mentioned [[Los Angeles]] "BB Murder Cases".

==Plot==
The story is narrated by [[Mello (Death Note)|Mello]], a character from the manga. It recounts the time the detective [[L (Death Note)|L]] worked with FBI agent [[Naomi Misora]] to stop a violent serial killer in the United States. The murderer calls himself "Beyond Birthday", or BB.

On hearing about the murders, L recruits Misora to investigate. She meets a detective who introduces himself as Rue Ryuzaki. The investigation reveals that each murder leaves clues to the next, and Misora and Ryuzaki follow the trail to the point where they can predict the final murder. Misora identifies Ryuzaki as the murderer and arrests him.

At the end of the story, Misora meets a strange young man who reminds her of B, who asks, as L does in the manga, "Please call me Ryuzaki". Despite Misora's belief that she never spoke to L in person, this anonymous encounter is their only face-to-face meeting.

==References==
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