''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-horror television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and was a writer and executiv ...

, and a sequel to Frost's earlier book, ''

The Secret History of Twin Peaks ''The Secret History of Twin Peaks'' is an epistolary (dossier-style) novel by Mark Frost, which provides background information on the history of the fictional town and characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks''. The book was publi ...

''. 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.

Summary

Unlike ''

'', which was composed of many documents compiled by Major

Garland Briggs The following is an incomplete list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the Twin Peaks (season 3), 2017 revival. Overview Supernatural/Otherworldly Bob Frank Silva ...

, ''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 # Shelley Johnson #

Donna Hayward Donna Marie Hayward is a fictional character in the ''Twin Peaks'' franchise. She was portrayed by Lara Flynn Boyle in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991) and by Moira Kelly in the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992) a ...

# Ben and

Audrey Horne Audrey Horne is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Twin Peaks'', played by Sherilyn Fenn. The character was created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. She was introduced in the pilot. The daughter of Ben and Sylvia Horne, siste ...

# Jerry Horne # The Double R # Annie Blackburn #

Windom Earle The following is an incomplete list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Supernatural/Otherworldly Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator ...

# Back in Twin Peaks # Miss Twin Peaks # Dr. Lawrence Jacoby # Margaret Coulson # Sheriff Harry Truman # Major Briggs # Phillip Jeffries # Judy # Ray Monroe # Today

Conclusion

The book ends with Preston suspecting the timeline has changed around them, with the residents of Twin Peaks believing

Laura Palmer Laura Palmer is a fictional character in the ''Twin Peaks'' franchise and the primary focus of the series. She is portrayed by Sheryl Lee and was created by the series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost. She first appears in the ABC origin ...

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.

Reception

Stuart Kelly of ''

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'' commented "Like the TV version, there is an unsettling balance between

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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

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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".

References

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