Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Adam Christopher
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Date: May 28, 2019
Review Date May 29- June 3, 2019
Review Posted: June 3, 2019
Reviewer: Robert Jones
Language: English
Book Length: 432 Pages
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Sci fi & Fantasy
ISBN: 9781984819062
About the Book
Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things.
Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement—and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talked about New York?
Although he’d rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can’t deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York—the last big case before everything changed. . . .
Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show up and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth.
Soon Hopper is undercover among New York’s notorious street gangs. But just as he’s about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he’s faced before.
About the Author
Adam Christopher’s debut novel, Empire State, was SciFiNow’s Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year. His other novels include Seven Wonders, Hang Wire, The Burning Dark, and the Ray Electromatic Mysteries series. A contributor to the internationally bestselling Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View fortieth-anniversary anthology, Christopher has also written the official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary and the award-winning Dishonoredvieogame franchise and, with Chuck Wendig, wrote The Shield for Dark Circle/Archie Comics. Born in New Zealand, Christopher has lived in Great Britain since 2006.
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Review
Just when you think 'Hopper,' had been through a lot in Hawkins, this new insight into his past speaks more volume than before. Hopper is literally the definition of a true hero, regardless of how he feels about the word.
I can not emphasize how much I have really enjoyed this novel. This story takes place in New York, where Hopper gets entangled in something bigger than him and his new partner, Delgado.
I would definitely recommend this story to an true "Stranger Things" fans, who love twists and turns. " Darkness of the Edge of Town," is truly a insight to one of the greatest and most caring characters from Stranger Things.