Steve Dark cherche à capturer le criminel ayant tué sa famille. L'auteur, créateur de la série Les experts, propose un roman policier numérique où Internet influence l'histoire tous les vingt pages grâce à un code spécial, modifiant ainsi l'intrigue.
Les policiers du monde entier classent les meurtriers sur une échelle de 1 à 25, selon leur dangerosité... Ce que personne ne sait, c'est qu'un tueur échappe à cette classification. Sa cible : n'importe qui. Son mode opératoire : n'importe lequel. Son surnom : Sqweegel. Sa classification : NIVEAU 26. Seul Dark, ancien agent fédéral, peut l'arrêter. Depuis que le monstre a massacré sa famille, il a quitté le métier, se jurant de ne plus mettre les pieds en enfer. Mais bientôt, il n'aura plus le choix.
Q: I AM TERRIFYING AND FEAR INSPIRING, AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD CANNOT TOUCH ME. WHEN I'M FINISHED, YOU MAY NOT EVEN REMEMBER ME. WHAT AM I? A: A NIGHTMARE. It is well-known among law enforcement personnel that murderers can be categorized as belonging to one of twenty-five levels of evil--from the naive opportunists at Level 1 to the premeditated torture murderers of Level 25. What almost no one knows--except for the elite investigative group headed by Steve Dark--is that a new category of killer has emerged. Now a new Level 26 killer called Labyrinth is causing a worldwide media sensation by committing crimes so depraved, they're creating a global panic. Only Dark can stop the killer--if he can solve Labyrinth's most complex and terrifying riddle. THE REVELATIONS ARE HERE. ARE YOU READY TO PLAY?
Steve Dark is a man on a mission. He is ready to embrace his destiny, and has nothing to lose... Steve Dark was once a lost soul, torn between his family and his one-of-a-kind talent for hunting down serial killers - especially those so-called 'Level 26' killers whose depravity exceeds law enforcement's official scale of evil.
Steve Dark, um agente aposentado do FBI, volta ao trabalho para deter um assassino em série, um homem tão perverso que não se encaixa em nenhum dos 25 graus de psicopatia. Para ele, é necessário criar o grau 26.