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.
