''Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier'' is an epistolary (dossier-style) novel by

Mark Frost Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film-and-television producer and director. He is the co-creator of the mystery television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and was a writer and executive story ...

, and a sequel to Frost's earlier book, '' The Secret History of Twin Peaks''. The text was initially released by

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on .

Background

Published after the broadcast of the 2017 series, it takes the form of a

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report written by Special Agent Tammy Preston for FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole, on the fates and fortunes of various residents of Twin Peaks, and other individuals encountered during the revival of the show.

Reception

Stuart Kelly of ''

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'' commented "Like the TV version, there is an unsettling balance between gothic horror and slapstick comedy. One very minor character in the original, the vampish Lana – rather winkingly referred to as having “the eternal appeal of the ‘dark feminine’ archetype” – gets a quick cameo on the arm of “a notorious resident of a certain eponymous tower on Fifth Avenue, who was either between wives, stepping out or window shopping”. Yes, that’s where Trump Tower is, and yes, he is wearing the strange jade-green ring which symbolises darkness and corruption. This is a book with a lot of anger about where America is going, set around an idyll that never existed".

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stated "''The Final Dossier'' is all story — in fact, it reads like the "story bible" television showrunners create to build a show's narrative universe, filled with all the good, grounding stuff ''The Return'' never bothered with".

Summary

Unlike The_Secret_History_of_Twin_Peaks, which was composed of many documents compiled by Major

Garland Briggs The following is a list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Concepts Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode ...

, ''The Final Dossier'' contains a series of 18 FBI reports written by Agent Preston following the events of the entire series, which expand on the fates of several characters which were not explained in the television series or the previous book, and clarifying some apparent discrepancies between them. # Leo Johnson autopsy report # Shelly Johnson # Donna Hayward # Ben and Audrey Horne # Jerry Horne # The Double R # Annie Blackburn # Windom Earle # Back in Twin Peaks # Miss Twin Peaks # Dr. Lawrence Jacoby # Margaret Coulson # Sheriff Harry Truman # Major Briggs # Phillip Jeffries # Judy # Ray Monroe # Today The book ends with Preston suspecting the timeline has changed around them, with the residents of Twin Peaks believing Laura Palmer disappeared rather than being found dead, and she hastily leaves the town as her memory and previous knowledge of the Palmer case begins to fade.

References

{{Twin Peaks Books based on Twin Peaks Epistolary novels 2017 American novels Novels based on television series Novels set in Washington (state) American speculative fiction novels Novels by Mark Frost Flatiron Books books