The Secret History of Twin Peaks
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The Secret History of Twin Peaks is an
Summary
The book takes the form of a dossier of documents, letters, clippings and notes compiled by an unnamed individual referred to as The Archivist. The dossier was recovered in a steel lockbox at an undisclosed crime scene, and has been assigned by Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Gordon Cole to an FBI analyst with the initials "TP" for review and investigation.[2]
The documents are presented in a roughly chronological order, beginning with the exploration of the area by the
The town of Twin Peaks is founded when two families, the Packards and the Martells, form two rival sawmills on either side of the river. In 1927, boy scout Andrew Packard and scoutmaster Dwayne Milford see a giant figure in the woods during a camping trip. Milford confides to Packard that his brother, Douglas Milford, also reported seeing a similar figure. Douglas Milford—a minor character in the television series—subsequently becomes one of the key figures in the book. His involvement with the
The last section covers the events of the television series, including the murder of
Reception
Twin Peaks co-creator, writer and director David Lynch, when asked what he thought of the book, stated that he hadn't read it and that it was "his [Frost's] history of Twin Peaks".[3]
Devan Coggan of Entertainment Weekly wrote "More than 25 years after Laura Palmer was found wrapped in plastic, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost returns to the Pacific Northwest with a new novel structured as a secret dossier. Assembled by a mysterious “archivist” and annotated by an FBI agent known only as TP, this enigmatic collection includes undiscovered Lewis and Clark diary entries, UFO sightings, and personal journals of Twin Peaks residents. Plus, Frost (finally!) tackles unanswered questions from the show’s finale".[4]
Eric Diaz of Nerdist commented "If you love Twin Peaks, there is no way I can’t recommend this book to you, although it really is made for the hardcore fan. And if you were looking for answers to mysteries laid out by the series finale, except for a few (Audrey lives!) you’ll probably be disappointed. But hey, we have a whole new season of the show coming for all that. Taken together with the excellent audio version, this is a multimedia experience no Twin Peaks fan can afford to ignore".[5]
References
- ^ Dean, Alex (October 25, 2017). "Review: The secret history of Twin Peaks revealed in new book". Daily Review. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Laura. "Mark Frost's The Secret History of Twin Peaks Shows Just How Bad Twin Peaks Would Be Without David Lynch". Slate. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Twin Peaks: David Lynch holds a weird press conference". Entertainment Weekly. March 10, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Coggan, Devan (October 14, 2016). "Mark Frost's 'The Secret History of Twin Peaks': EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Diaz, Eric (November 3, 2016). "MARK FROST'S THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS IS A DAMN FINE BOOK (REVIEW)". Nerdist. Retrieved October 3, 2018.