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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier Hardcover – October 31, 2017

by Mark Frost (Author)

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The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this novel bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series.

The return of Twin Peaks is one of the most anticipated events in the history of television. The subject of endless speculation, shrouded in mystery, fans will come flocking to see Mark Frost and David Lynch’s inimitable vision once again grace the screen. Featuring all the characters we know and love from the first series, as well as a list of high-powered actors in new roles, the show will be endlessly debated, discussed, and dissected.

While The Secret History of Twin Peaks served to expand the mysteries of the town and place the unexplained phenomena that unfolded there into a vastly layered, wide-ranging history, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier tells us what happened to key characters in the twenty-five years in between the events of the first series and the second, offering details and insights fans will be clamoring for. The novel also adds context and commentary to the strange and cosmic happenings of the new series. For fans around the world begging for more, Mark Frost’s final take laid out in this novel will be required reading.

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Mark Frost is an American novelist, screenwriter, director and film producer, best known as a writer for the television series Hill Street Blues and as the co-creator of the television series Twin Peaks.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Flatiron Books (October 31, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250163307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250163301
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.29 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.62 x 0.64 x 9.43 inches

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MARK FROST is the bestselling author of The Greatest Game Ever Played, The Grand Slam, and the novels The Second Objective, The List of Seven, and The Six Messiahs. He received a Writers Guild Award and an Emmy nomination for the acclaimed television series Hill Street Blues, was co-creator and executive producer of the legendary ABC television series Twin Peaks, and in 2005 wrote and produced The Greatest Game Ever Played as a major motion picture from Walt Disney Studios. Mark lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York with his wife and son.

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Rohan

If You're a Fan of the Show this is a Book for You

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024

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I watched the original series for the first time recently. I am in the middle of Twin Peaks: The Return. The Final Dossier helps fill in the blanks between the original series and the 3rd season 25 years later. It does explain things that take place in the 3rd season in a greater context and some semi-spoiler moments if you read the book before watching some of the 3rd season. I read the short book in two days. It is highly enjoyable and readable.

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Ari Whipple

Clears up things I wondered about

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024

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I'm curious to see what the other books say, and I almost want to do a rewatch to see what the series shows now because this is very curious of what happens to characters that are briefly mentioned as well as happenings that are mentioned in the series that interweave the book.
This is fascinating, and I read it casually as I was waiting in line, on the couch, in my car.

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Brian L. Serafine

It Has Happened Again; The Denouement of Dreams.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017

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Spoiler free from a lifelong fan.

So we finally have it. A dutifully administered work of clarity, a welcome bit of texture, and a vague sense of closure. It is, indisputably, much more of a literary procedural than any of the other TP books (canon and otherwise.) All the principals are here, and by that, meaning not just the characters we grew to love and miss (and dare dream of their fates even as we all hurtle towards our own) but also the principal sense of ATMOSPHERE. It does feel like a silver thread between all prior screen and page narratives, providing context, and a bit of curtain pulling. There are no less than 3 chilling revelations that are worth the price of admission.

Mr. Frost has pulled off what can only construed as a minor miracle; He brings Lynch's cinematic portents into focus. However these two "parents" sought to handle "visitation rights" to arguably one of the most vital creative "children" in the history of media entertainment, they certainly knew what roles they both can offer. If Lynch is truly the Dreamquester, then Frost is the Sentinel. It is to our delight and awe that the balancing act he finishes not only comes with a sense of an accomplished encore, but leaves you envisioning a mystical circus that could return again another day.

What works best? The vigilant cohesiveness and fan friendly dedication to flesh out simple details. The sharpened crafting of Tamara Preston as an intriguing (if occasionally hyper-theoretical) chronicler in lockstep with her screen portrayal. Some playful jabs at prior events we all find consensus on (I'm looking at you, Mrs. Marsh) and the scholarly justification of some discrepancies in other TP media offerings (The OTHER Peaks author named Mr. Frost receives gentle reprieve.) And without a doubt, answers.

Some loving critiques; The volume is disappointingly short in relation to its' predecessor, scarcely 120 pages... with an astonishingly surprising amount of original series character omissions. There's an ample retread factor here, with a few expository recaps that could have been dismissed in favor of manufacturing some actual narrative-- some missed opportunity to recapture us, the readers, with a new recounting of old friends (and fiends.) The photographic bells and whistles are minimal and do not possess the visual intricacy of the Secret History of Twin Peaks. And I'm just going to call it out; while our beloved caustic, verbal blunt force trauma spewing Special Agent Rosenfield might have considered himself "one of the happy generation," it's slightly characteristically anachronistic that his 1989 verbiage would give notice of trigger warnings,or ruminate on the potential for a microbrewery's success given the era.

When it's all read and done, make no mistake---it's, excuse me, a damn fine denouement. A true bookend to an experience that we all thought we would never have again. It's hard to reconcile another goodbye. But if this is to be it, thank you Mr. Frost. Your gift should never be understated.

Now please direct all 18 episodes of season 4, will you? You nailed S1 finale and you can take 50% of Lynch's storyboards and use 10% of them and fill in the glorious details for us with fresh pages written the day of shooting and...aw, there I go dreaming again.

But then, that's what we live inside anyways, right?

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Love it!! Well worth the wait!

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017

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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier is a must-have for all Twin Peaks fans (as is the History of Twin Peaks)! Tamara Preston of Blue Rose fame narrates, as in Secret History (difference being SH was a compilation of info & documents, while FD is set in a narrative format and is a lot shorter). I suggest watching S3, The Return, prior to reading this-there are a few spoilers & explanations leading back to events that happened in S3. It’s definitely worth purchasing the hardcover versions of both books-as obsessed as I am with my kindle, I tried Secret History on there first & found the maps and pictures too small-they are much nicer in an actual book-both books are beautiful! Secret History explains the background & sci-fi elements they didn’t have time to delve into in S1 & S2, & Final Dossier reviews/summarizes the Blue Rose’s findings throughout the past 20 years. These books give thise extra puzzle pieces to get “glimpses behind the curtain.” Certain mysterious characters from the series such as: Phillip Jeffries, Judy/Joudy, the Glass Box, the little girl in the desert who swallowed the frog-bug thing after passing out, the gas station...these are all better explained in this book. I love everything about Twin Peaks in its entirety, and both of Mark Frost’s books are no exception-I recommend both! I never thought I’d get another chance to experience the most truly amazing & iconic show ever created, and was ecstatic to get a 2nd opportunity to revisit the fascinating people & mysterious world of Twin Peaks that I fell in love with decades ago. I hope for more seasons, but if not, this time I at least feel like I got some closure & answers-Agent Cooper trapped in the Black Lodge is far worse than being trapped in an alternate reality. Probably.

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Kyle T. Prahl

Some Answers and Closure, But Many Questions Remain

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017

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While a bit short, the format of this "wrap-up" to the series is compelling. You bounce between Agent TP's notes on various persons and places of interest, which gives each topic some breathing room to be explored. Of particular interest are the ways it fills in the knowledge gaps on various characters between Season 2 and the revival, including Annie.

Toward the back half of the dossier, Agent TP reflects and theorizes on some (but not all) of the more supernatural events that occur throughout the series. You get the sense that, especially with the events of the series finale, TP is like the viewer: overwhelmed with details that make no physical or logical sense, yet compelled to examine closer and find an answer. The book carefully and expertly balances TP's search for answers with the Twin Peaks creed of leaving many things unanswered. TP proposes a few theories that walk this extremely fine line. Are they canon because they were suggested here by Mark Frost? Are they merely suggested paths of inquiry for the viewer to start with, to ultimately be discarded in favor of your own theories?

In any case, TP's notes and theories gave me A) closure on several characters, B) tantalizing morsels about others, and C) a new, *slightly* more concrete perspective on the final happenings in Twin Peaks. For that, it was riveting, and a five-star read.

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A must read for diehard Twin peaks Fans

Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2023

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For those of us who grew up fascinated with the early 90s cerebral fantasy world of Twin Peaks this book is a must-read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. It ties up many loose ends from the original plot neatly in a dossier style format that indexes each character and describes in detail what the future ended up bringing to them. I also liked that there was some exposition from Season III integrated into the stories...

Yes this book is a bit of nostalgia baiting, but hey, in the end it serves its purpose of giving some closure to the fans via original content and no TP fan will ever object to that.
I'll now put some Julie Cruise on my LP, have a slice of cherry pie and hope we will see a season 4 in the next 25 years...... :)

Demerson Souza

Muitas informações valiosas

Reviewed in Brazil on April 14, 2021

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Se você quer saber o que aconteceu a Donna, Annie, Dr. Hayward, mais detalhes sobre a Audrey e o que poderia ter acontecido depois da Part 18, este livro é para você!

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Must have voor David Lynch/Twin Peaks fans

Reviewed in the Netherlands on January 13, 2021

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TL;DR: Heel spannend en interessant. Must have voor David Lynch/Twin Peaks fans.

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Jasiel

Coleccionable

Reviewed in Mexico on November 20, 2018

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Ideal para los fanáticos de la Serie, no es apto para cualquier persona. Devela detalles de varios personajes, detalles que no son presentados en la Serie. Muy recomendable como objeto de colección.

El libro como tal, hermoso; pasta dura y papel fino. Llegó intacto.

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Lidia

Regalo genial para fans de Twin Peaks

Reviewed in Spain on May 5, 2020

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Me encanta el estilo literario de Mark Frost y "The Final Dossier" contribuye a enriquecer mi experiencia de Twin Peaks. Yo he comprado la versión en inglés. Es entretenido y se lee muy rápido. El diseño de la cubierta es precioso, muy parecido al diseño del otro volumen también de Mark Frost llamado "The secret history of Twin Peaks".

Lo recomiendo a todos los fans de la serie, siempre y cuando hayan visto todas las temporadas, la película "Fire Walk With Me" y las escenas eliminadas, pues fuera de esa audiencia y del universo de "Twin Peaks" este libro no tiene mucha razón de ser.