The newest game is an escape room murder mystery that turns the residents of The Beach -- a resort hotel that is supposed to be a cooperative refuge in the midst of the Borderland -- against each other.
The main hero spends much of the volume sidelined, giving the writer a chance to develop the new cast of supporting characters since he killed off all the previous ones. Of course, these new ones are just more fodder for the death games body count . . .
I was hoping the saga of The Beach would wrap up in this volume, but the middle third of the book is a flashback side story introducing a new character named Hayato Dodo. Fortunately the death game he stumbles into in Borderland is visually interesting and quite tense.
I have the next couple volumes on hand from the library, so onward!
FOR REFERENCE:
This omnibus contains material originally published as Alice in Borderland Vols. 5 and 6.
Contents: Chapter 20. The Beach, Part 5 -- Chapter 21. Ten of Hearts, Part 1 -- Chapter 22. Ten of Hearts, Part 2 -- Side Story: Four of Hearts, Part 1 -- Side Story: Four of Hearts, Part 2 -- Side Story: Four of Hearts, Part 3 -- Chapter 23. Ten of Hearts, Part 3 -- Chapter 24. Ten of Hearts, Part 4 -- Chapter 25. Ten of Hearts, Part 5