Level 26
{{Short description|Novel series by Anthony E. Zuiker and Duane Swierczynski}}{{Italic title}}
Level 26 is a digital horror novel series by Anthony E. Zuiker and Duane Swierczynski.{{cite web | url=http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=40194&an=0&page=4 | title=iBook Review: Dark Prophecy by Dare to Pass | last=Dayen | first=Guy | publisher=MobileTechReview | date=March 15, 2011 | accessdate=April 5, 2011 }} The novels include online content, with video elements and an interactive web community; readers were encouraged to visit Level26.com to see this content.Rachel (May 20, 2011). [http://www.csifiles.com/content/2011/05/mendelsohn-talks-helgenberger-harnois-the-return-of-sqweegel/ "Mendelsohn talks Helgenberger, Harnois & the return of Sqweegel"]. CSI Files. Retrieved April 10, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://suicidegirls.com/news/search/blog/keywords=level%2B26/recent_posts/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014142704/http://suicidegirls.com/news/search/blog/keywords%3Dlevel%2B26/recent_posts/ |archivedate=October 14, 2012 |author=Blogbot |title=Level 26: Dark Prophecy – A Puzzle for SG from CSI's Anthony E. Zuiker |publisher=SuicideGirls |date=October 7, 2010 |accessdate=March 6, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
List of novels
- Level 26: Dark Origins
- Level 26: Dark Prophecy{{cite web | author=Cormier, Jeff | date=February 19, 2011 | url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/02/19/dark-prophecy-csi-creator-releases-amazing-ipad-digi-novel/ | title=Dark Prophecy. CSI creator releases amazing iPad Digi-Novel | publisher=The Next Web | accessdate=March 7, 2015 }}
- Level 26: Dark Revelations
Plots
= ''Level 26: Dark Origins'' =
Law enforcement personnel quantify evil and murderousness on a scale of 1 to 25, with naive opportunists at Level 1 and organized, premeditated torture-murderers at Level 25. An elite investigative unit, headed by reluctant operative Steve Dark, must track down the killer who is forming a new category.
= ''Level 26: Dark Prophecy'' =
As a result of the events in the previous book, Steve Dark has crossed the line and considers himself no longer bound by the law in his pursuit of "level 26" killers.
= ''Level 26: Dark Revelations'' =
Steve Dark faces a killer named Labyrinth, who uses riddles, puzzles, and wordplay to announce his targets ahead of time.