CSI Creator Anthony E. Zuiker Takes eBook Cross Platform with Launch of Digi-Novel

Level 26: Dark Origins Now Available from App Store and iTunes Extras in
Addition to Print
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Merging literature and video seamlessly to create a unique multi-platform
entertainment experience, Level 26: Dark Origins, the first-ever digi-novel, is
now available from the App Store, iTunes Extras and in print. The first in a
trilogy, Level 26: Dark Origins, was written by CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker,
with Duane Swierczynski, and tells the gripping tale of a forensic proof serial
killer so terrifying that his very existence has been concealed from the public.
Following every 20 pages of prose, readers are able to watch a video on iTunes
Extras, iPhone, or iPod touch that combines beautiful design with expanded
visual features to bring the story to life, exactly where the book leaves off.
The videos feature well-known Hollywood actors, crime scene documents, and
special interactive features.

"The Level 26: Dark Origins App and iTunes Extras makes reading more
entertaining than ever," said Zuiker, who has a history of incorporating new
technology and taking advantage of cross-platform media to draw new audiences to
his projects. "We`re delivering new levels of engagement way beyond mere white
pages."

Level 26: Dark Origins takes full advantage of the revolutionary iPhone and
iTunes Extras platforms to create a cinematic experience that flows naturally
between chapters. Completing the digital experience is www.level26.com, which
includes a full social network, Zuiker`s blog, and bonus material. Fans will be
able to create their own storylines, ask Zuiker questions, and offer input on
upcoming books in the Level 26 series. EQAL-the creative web team behind the
infamous "lonelygirl15" hoax on YouTube-partnered with Zuiker to create the
site. The app was built by 23 Divide, the company behind the Gigotron App
(winner of best mobile app at SXSW 2009).

The Level 26: Dark Origins App is available for $12.99 from the App Store on
iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. The Level 26: Dark Origins
iTunes Extras are available on the iTunes Store for $12.99.

The novel was released by Dutton in September and has already built a legion of
fans through its Web site, www.level26.com.

About the book:

It is well known among law enforcement personnel that murderers can be
categorized on a scale of twenty- five levels of evil, from the naive
opportunists starting out at Level 1 to the organized, premeditated,
torture-murderers who inhabit Level 25. What almost no one knows-except for the
elite unnamed investigations group assigned to hunt down the world`s most
dangerous killers, a group of men and women accounted for in no official ledger,
headed by the brilliant but reluctant operative Steve Dark-is that a new
category of killer is in the process of being defined.

Only one man belongs to this group.

His targets: Anyone

His methods: Unlimited

His alias: Sqweegel

His classification: Level 26

About the authors:

Anthony E. Zuiker is the award-winning creator/producer/writer of the top-rated
series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY. He wrote the
1999 film, The Runner and was a contributing writer to this year`s summer
blockbuster, Terminator Salvation. He recently signed a two year first-look deal
with CBS/Paramount. Zuiker is also writing his memoirs, Mr. CSI for Harper
Collins.

Duane Swierczynski is the author of several crime related fiction, nonfiction,
and comic books including Secret Dead Men, The Wheelman, This Here's a Stick-Up:
The Big Bad Book of American Bank Robbery, and several issues of X-Men: The
Times and Life of Lucas Bishop. Lion`s Gate Entertainment will produce the film
version of his novel Severance Package, of which he will be writing the
screenplay. Duane lives in Philadelphia with his wife and kids.

For Anthony Zuiker contact:
Joy Fehily
Prime PR
Email: joy@primeprinc.com
Phone 310.841.0800
or
For Level 26 app contact:
Michelle Kim
mPRm Public Relations
Email: mkim@mprm.com
Phone: 323.933.3399
**Trailer and images are available upon request.

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