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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier is an epistolary (dossier-style) novel by Mark Frost, and a sequel to Frost's earlier book, The Secret History of Twin Peaks. Twin peaks the final dossier Download twin peaks the final dossier or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to.
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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 this May 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 se...more
The return of Twin Peaks this May 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 se...more
Published October 31st 2017 by Flatiron Books
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Alex SleightThats how its marketed, yes. Also people seem to think tSHoTP is non-canon because lynch hasn't read it, but we know that mark frost wrote it after…moreThats how its marketed, yes. Also people seem to think tSHoTP is non-canon because lynch hasn't read it, but we know that mark frost wrote it after they finished writing the new series together, so one can assume that alot of the more concrete parts of the book are based on conversations lynch/frost had about what characters would've been doing and such, stuff that didn't, or couldn't, make it into the series.(less)
Richard GrayThe book recaps large chunks of the three seasons of the show, the film, and the first book. However, it is strongly recommended that you read this…moreThe book recaps large chunks of the three seasons of the show, the film, and the first book. However, it is strongly recommended that you read this AFTER all of those as it contains massive spoilers and possible alternative viewpoints to events from The Return (Season 3).(less)
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So now we are basically calling fan-service 'novels,' huh. Yep these are the days. And so this 'novel's theme is Twin Peaks--so all's good. I will admit that I've only watched season 1 and the brilliant hard-R-rated film (my qualifications for critiquing this may be suspect, IT OK). But I do know who killed Laura Palmer... The central enigma in this whirlpool of enigma.
I suppose this bridges the 25-year gap between the original sensational show, and this new Showtime revamp (which I will immedi...more
Jun 20, 2018Kemper rated it really liked itI suppose this bridges the 25-year gap between the original sensational show, and this new Showtime revamp (which I will immedi...more
Shelves: tv-movies, 2018, vast-conspiracy, crime-mystery
I’m new to the world of Twin Peaks, but as someone who holds advanced nerd degrees I’m familiar with a lot of franchises that have decades of continuity, intricate histories, and scores of characters who have gone through extreme story arcs. Yet, I think Twin Peaks is the only one that could release a short tie-in book that seems like it’s just filling in some story gaps until the very end when it drops a couple of revelations that made me reexamine what I assumed I knew about the story all over...more
More satisfying than The Secret History, if only because it is entirely concerned with familiar Twin Peaks faces and not retro-fitting historical UFO lore with a TP connection. Fills in some blanks between the two series (Where's Donna? What kept Ed and Norma from getting together during the intervening 25 years?) and fixes some discrepancies created by the Secret History (why did SH say Norma's mom died in the early 80s when she showed up in the original series? Did Annie get written out of the...more
Nov 02, 2017Alex Daniel rated it it was ok
(sadly) For Twin Peaks completionists only. No spoilers.
If you're reading this, you're a Twin Peaks fan. Great! Me too. If you're reading this, you've probably watched everything, read everything, but you're still hungry for more. I know the feeling, and that's why I pre-ordered THE FINAL DOSSIER, a companion-novel to Season 3. But it's hard for me to recommend to you, dear reader, and here's why:
The White Lodge (the good stuff):
The final half of the book explores some of the events that make up...more
If you're reading this, you're a Twin Peaks fan. Great! Me too. If you're reading this, you've probably watched everything, read everything, but you're still hungry for more. I know the feeling, and that's why I pre-ordered THE FINAL DOSSIER, a companion-novel to Season 3. But it's hard for me to recommend to you, dear reader, and here's why:
The White Lodge (the good stuff):
The final half of the book explores some of the events that make up...more
Nov 02, 2017Artemy rated it really liked it
The Final Dossier is a direct sequel to both Mark Frost's The Secret History of Twin Peaks and to the third season of Twin Peaks. And I'll just get this right out of the way: if you're a fan of the show, you need to read this book.
Twin Peaks: The Return premiered in May of 2017. David Lynch directed every episode and had complete creative control over every aspect of the new season. You'd think that he would have every opportunity to tell the story he wanted to tell (and you'd be right), but tha...more
Twin Peaks: The Return premiered in May of 2017. David Lynch directed every episode and had complete creative control over every aspect of the new season. You'd think that he would have every opportunity to tell the story he wanted to tell (and you'd be right), but tha...more
thanks but i like my david lynch content as incoherent as possible
Nov 01, 2017Jeffry van der Goot rated it it was ok
This book entirely misunderstands the appeal of Twin Peaks. It does not clarify anything one could not speculate on from a close look at the third season of the show, instead it is more interested in demystifying and destroying any sense of personal interpretation in the interest of Lore.
If one is the person who loves wikias and timelines, this is the book for you, but that is not what Twin Peaks is about.
Not to mention the annoying things like a trigger warning joke in 1989, the only bisexual c...more
If one is the person who loves wikias and timelines, this is the book for you, but that is not what Twin Peaks is about.
Not to mention the annoying things like a trigger warning joke in 1989, the only bisexual c...more
Dec 20, 2018Brooke - One Woman's Brief Book Reviews rated it liked it
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Twin Peaks : The Final Dossier by Mark Frost. (2017).
Some followers of mine may recall that I read The Secret History of Twin Peaks a few months earlier by the same author. This novel is much easier to read than the previous one - the formatting is clear, the book is significantly shorter and the narrative is simple to work through. I wouldn't suggest reading this if you haven't watched all of the tv series, including the...more
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Twin Peaks : The Final Dossier by Mark Frost. (2017).
Some followers of mine may recall that I read The Secret History of Twin Peaks a few months earlier by the same author. This novel is much easier to read than the previous one - the formatting is clear, the book is significantly shorter and the narrative is simple to work through. I wouldn't suggest reading this if you haven't watched all of the tv series, including the...more
The core fundamental of human existence is wonder - and its analogue is fear. You can`t have one without the other, flip sides of the coin.
And even as we 'wonder' at what we`re doing here, so do we also fear - so deep down below the surface of our lives that few can bear to look at it - that life is a meaningless jest, an extravagant exercise in morbidity, a tale of sorrow and suffering lit by flashes and made bearable only by moments of companionship and unsustainable joy. Along the way, as we...more
And even as we 'wonder' at what we`re doing here, so do we also fear - so deep down below the surface of our lives that few can bear to look at it - that life is a meaningless jest, an extravagant exercise in morbidity, a tale of sorrow and suffering lit by flashes and made bearable only by moments of companionship and unsustainable joy. Along the way, as we...more
Let me preface this review by saying that I've always felt that Mark Frost did not get enough credit for Twin Peaks. His contributions to the original show have been unfairly eclipsed by David Lynch’s genius and I think Frost was responsible for more of what we loved about TP than people remember. I loved his novel List of 7 and thoroughly enjoyed The Secret History. Having said that, this book was a complete pile of crap.
It had the narrative flow of a Wikipedia summary of a tv show and the few...more
It had the narrative flow of a Wikipedia summary of a tv show and the few...more
Nov 06, 2017Kevin Cecil rated it liked it
It's a little bit 'Twin Peaks for Dummies.'
But, hey, I'm a dummy.
But, hey, I'm a dummy.
Nov 01, 2017Mack Hayden rated it really liked it
This doesn't explain everything, but it sure explains a lot. It's a just-right balance between keeping the central mysteries of the show alive, while also providing enough detail to satiate the curious. It just feels like Frost and Lynch decided to do all the basic exposition at the end of the show with this book instead of at the beginning. Pretty sure any diehard Twin Peaks fan was planning to read this anyway, but I hope you don't mind if I add my voice to the choir saying this was a fitting...more
Jul 06, 2019Dan rated it liked it
Here's a book you will have to do some 'homework' for: before you read it, you will want, at the very least, first to watch Twin Peaks: The Return (A Limited Event Series), as The Final Dossier includes brief references to characters and events that are more fully depicted in that television program than they are in this book (really, to get the most out of reading this, in addition to Twin Peaks: The Return, you'll want to see the thirty episodes of Twin Peaks that aired on ABC in 1990-91, alon...more
Jan 09, 2018Blair rated it liked it
Though it's also published as a large hardback with an embossed cover and uses the same page format as The Secret History of Twin Peaks, The Final Dossier abandons its predecessor's scrapbook approach and is simply presented as a series of brief reports on various individuals, families and locations within and around Twin Peaks. (The only illustration consists of a few photographs of said locations.) Ostensibly, the dossier is Tammy Preston's investigation of how the town and its inhabitants hav...more
Let those such as I, foolhardy enough to purchase this sight unseen online, be aware that—minus photo spreads, between-chapter blank pages, and faux FBI case-folder covers—this miserable cash-grab is about 85 pages of text total. It’ll probably take you no more than a single afternoon to read it, which is fitting, because that’s about how long it feels like it must’ve taken to write.
In a tone that oscillates between the boringly perfunctory and the annoyingly jokey (of Peaks’ many doppelgängers...more
In a tone that oscillates between the boringly perfunctory and the annoyingly jokey (of Peaks’ many doppelgängers...more
Oct 31, 2017Liam Green rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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For hardcore fans only, but what a joy it will be for them. Things hinted at in Twin Peaks: The Return are better illuminated without losing their mystery, and characters from the original series have important backstory filled in that wasn't necessary for the return but certainly helps.
For hardcore fans only, but what a joy it will be for them. Things hinted at in Twin Peaks: The Return are better illuminated without losing their mystery, and characters from the original series have important backstory filled in that wasn't necessary for the return but certainly helps.
contrary to others, I thought this was a brilliant way to close out the epic that is twin peaks. I'm afraid if I go on with my praise I'll never stop.
Mark Frost nails down some details in this novel. I would not read it before watching Showtime's 2017 Twin Peaks: A Limited Series Event.
Answers, answers, answers.
If you prefer Lynch's aura of mystery, you may want to approach this with caution. The mystery is not erased, but the angles are more clearly defined.
Answers, answers, answers.
If you prefer Lynch's aura of mystery, you may want to approach this with caution. The mystery is not erased, but the angles are more clearly defined.
This made season 3 better. I'm surprised at how much was answered and I'm relieved that solving some of the mystery didn't ruin the fun and intrigue of the show.
Jun 15, 2018C.T. Phipps rated it it was amazing
TWIN PEAKS: THE FINAL DOSSIER is the possibly misleading title for one of two companion novels written by Mark Frost (a.k.a. the other guy than David Lynch in creating Twin Peaks). Mark Frost has always had a more occult world-building sensibility to Twin Peaks than David Lynch, which by means that he actually wants things to make sense even if he has to involve Theosophy, the Men in Black, and Native American spiritualism in his writings.
This is the companion guide to THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWI...more
This is the companion guide to THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWI...more
Answered a lot of questions I had about the third season. Maybe that makes me a Lynch poser. Whateva, yo. Book blew my damn mind at a few points. Five stars.
Oct 31, 2017Claudia rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-in-2017, all-time-favorites, own-this-book
I realize that even though I love David Lynch's version of Twin Peaks, I needed Mark Frost's part of Twin Peaks dearly. Season 3 felt great, and heavy Lynch influenced. I had so many questions, so many things were left unanswered. This book gave me almost all of the answers I needed and a few new mysteries and things to wonder about for a long, long time to come.
How amazing that David Lynch and Mark Frost came together to create this world that I love so much. Thank you!
How amazing that David Lynch and Mark Frost came together to create this world that I love so much. Thank you!
More like 3.5 stars.
I liked this more than The Secret History. At last, we find out what was going on with Audrey and several other major characters. This book was written from the point of view of Tammy Preston - my least favorite character in the new series. Her writing style is clunky and long-winded.
If there are no new episodes than this book should give some closure - that's not really possible, but this will do.
I wished there was more background on Albert (my favorite character in all seri...more
I liked this more than The Secret History. At last, we find out what was going on with Audrey and several other major characters. This book was written from the point of view of Tammy Preston - my least favorite character in the new series. Her writing style is clunky and long-winded.
If there are no new episodes than this book should give some closure - that's not really possible, but this will do.
I wished there was more background on Albert (my favorite character in all seri...more
The Final Dossier was written to be read only after watching the recent revival of the TV series. If you haven't watched the show there are massive spoilers in the book and the book will not make much sense. Given that the TV series did not make a lot of sense, that is saying a lot. The book is much shorter than the Secret History of Twin Peaks and more focused.
The book fills in details about some characters from the old series that did not appear in the new series, such as Donna Hayward, Harry...more
Dec 11, 2017Ricky rated it really liked itThe book fills in details about some characters from the old series that did not appear in the new series, such as Donna Hayward, Harry...more
Shelves: thrillers, fantasy, crime-thrillers, freaky-supernatural-adventures, historical-fiction, why-isn-t-this-a-bloody-movie-yet, science-fiction
I'm sure this 150-page Final Dossier contains a few spoilers for the 18-episode Twin Peaks revival, but I couldn't really tell, and in any case, it was a pretty good read. Not as in-depth as The Secret History, of course, and certainly a lot less historical-conspiracy oriented, but for its deep dive into what happened to a lot of popular characters in the 25-year-plus gap between the original series and the revival, it was fairly engrossing - and, at the very least, did eventually bring about so...more
Fantastic, indispensable bookend to the mesmerizing third season of Twin Peaks. It's all focused on the characters we remember as opposed to the history laid out in The Secret History of Twin Peaks. I enjoyed this much more, lots of interesting solutions and further complications of the show's enigmas that will keep me thinking for a long time. I wasn't thrilled with the other book, but I have a feeling I'll enjoy it more on a reread with a rewatch of Season 3 and this book. It really is a beaut...more
“A wise man once told me that mystery is the most essential ingredient of life, for the following reason: mystery creates wonder, which leads to curiosity, which in turn provides the ground for our desire to understand who and what we truly are.”
This is the opening paragraph of the The Secret History of Twin Peaks, which arguably establishes the mission statement of the show. Twin Peaks is a universe full of unknowable mystery, and how humanity internalizes and interacts with these mysteries inf...more
This is the opening paragraph of the The Secret History of Twin Peaks, which arguably establishes the mission statement of the show. Twin Peaks is a universe full of unknowable mystery, and how humanity internalizes and interacts with these mysteries inf...more
Nov 21, 2017Luke rated it liked it · review of another edition
You know, I really wanted to like this book. I was looking forward to it ever since I heard it was coming after the show, and especially given the high quality of The Secret History of Twin Peaks. I knew that the show's return had surpassed any expectations I'd had by a mile, and surely the book must deliver more of that magical mojo, right?
It didn't work out that way.
First things first: I think Frost is a great writer - I've read some of his non-TP fiction, which is a lot of fun -and I love...more
It didn't work out that way.
First things first: I think Frost is a great writer - I've read some of his non-TP fiction, which is a lot of fun -and I love...more
Feb 21, 2018Melanie rated it it was amazing
There is no light without darkness--and this may trouble us--but without it how would we tell one from the other?
Tammy Preston, fresh off the events of The Return Part 18, has compiled a final report for the Blue Rose Task Force on the Twin Peaks incident, attempting to become her own Archivist now that she is fully embroiled in the deep and disturbing mystery. What she finds both answers questions, and opens new doors that might never be closed.
For starters, I loved reading these even more tha...more
May 03, 2018Alan rated it it was okTammy Preston, fresh off the events of The Return Part 18, has compiled a final report for the Blue Rose Task Force on the Twin Peaks incident, attempting to become her own Archivist now that she is fully embroiled in the deep and disturbing mystery. What she finds both answers questions, and opens new doors that might never be closed.
For starters, I loved reading these even more tha...more
Recommended to Alan by: A green glow emanating from a black lodge
As TV tie-ins go, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier is a solid product, handsomely packaged and carefully formatted. It's also a very quick read, if a bit repetitive. But... I still may have made a mistake, picking it up when I did.
I loved Twin Peaks, you see. From the first seconds of its opening credits—the wash of golden light over the machines of the lumber mill; the delicately-spaced notes of the guitar introducing Angelo Badalamenti's score—I was hooked, watching Mark Frost and David Lynch's w...more
I loved Twin Peaks, you see. From the first seconds of its opening credits—the wash of golden light over the machines of the lumber mill; the delicately-spaced notes of the guitar introducing Angelo Badalamenti's score—I was hooked, watching Mark Frost and David Lynch's w...more
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