After the successful release by Athens Bookstore Publications of the first official novel in the Stranger Things series titled "Stranger Things Suspicious Minds," readers have the opportunity to learn everything about Eleven, Jim Hopper, and their past…

Police Chief Jim Hopper reveals to Eleven secrets he has long awaited to share about his old life when he was a police detective in New York City, and he confronts his past before the events of the successful Stranger Things series.

Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Police Chief Jim Hopper wants is to quietly enjoy his first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Despite Hopper’s protests, she brings up a cardboard box labeled "New York" from the basement — and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins so many years ago? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why does he never talk about New York? Although he would prefer to face a horde of Demogorgons than talk about his past, Hopper knows he can no longer avoid the truth. Thus begins the narration of the incident in New York — his last big case before everything changed…

Summer, New York, 1977. Hopper starts anew after returning from Vietnam to his homeland. His young daughter, beloved wife, and career change as a New York City police detective ease his return to civilian life. But when invisible federal agents suddenly appear and snatch the files on a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands and risks everything to uncover the truth.

Soon, Hopper finds himself on a secret mission within New York City's notorious street gangs. But just as he is about to solve the case, a blackout covers the city's boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than he has ever faced.