{"product_id":"stranger-things-darkness-on-the-edge-of-town-an-official-stranger-things-novel-9781984819086","title":"Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town: An Official Stranger Things Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eChief 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 \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristmas, Hawkins, 1984.\u003c\/b\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough 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. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer, New York City, 1977\u003c\/b\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Christopher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984819086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507678 \/ Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEmpire State\u003c\/i\u003e, was \u003ci\u003eSciFiNow\u003c\/i\u003e's Book of the Year and a \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eSeven Wonders, Hang Wire, The Burning Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Ray Electromatic Mysteries series. A contributor to the internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: From a Certain Point of View \u003c\/i\u003efortieth-anniversary anthology, Christopher has also written the official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show \u003ci\u003eElementary \u003c\/i\u003eand the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDishonored\u003c\/i\u003e videogame franchise and, with Chuck Wendig, wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Shield \u003c\/i\u003efor Dark Circle\/Archie Comics. Born in New Zealand, Christopher has lived in Great Britain since 2006.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Adam Christopher \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792932913309,"sku":"9781984819086","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_99282dd4-4cc8-4315-8407-8b41fb318dac.jpg?v=1774984946","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/stranger-things-darkness-on-the-edge-of-town-an-official-stranger-things-novel-9781984819086","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}