"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--Provided by publisher.
Light and Near continue to dance around each other, but Near is getting ever closer to proving that Light was the first Kira, in spite of Misa and Mikami's help in deceiving him.
Forced to pass the Death Note to someone else after L's proteges try to expose Kira by tearing the taskforce apart from within, Light can only hope that the successor chosen will remain true to Kira's legacy.
Shares the sometimes gruesome details of the deaths of nineteen famous historical figures, including King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marie Curie.
Contains a collection of musings on death written by various authors ranging from William Shakespeare and James Agee to the Bible arranged chronologically according to the five stages of grief.
Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death.
Sixteen-year-old Mae Cole is determined to uncover who is responsible for her sister's mysterious death, but Mae's search takes a terrifying turn when she starts to dig up long-buried secrets about her family's dark past.
"Quinlan is a closer--someone who takes on the short-term role of a deceased loved one. Her last case brought down her entire world; now she's involved in an effort to fight an epidemic."--Provided by publisher.
