"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 Hoppers protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked "New York" ouf of the basement--and the tough questions begin....

"In this novel, set two years before the events of Stranger Things: Season 4, Eddie Munson - Hellfire Club leader, metalhead, and Hawkins outcast - has one shot to make it big. With an opportunity to score a record deal, he undertakes a risky moneymaking scheme with his father to get the funds to record a demo"--