About the Book
Source: Wikia. Pages: 41. Chapters: Agent Nightingale, Alan Wake, Alice Wake, Anderson Brothers, Barbara Jagger, Barry Wheeler, Ben Mott, Bright Falls Residents, Carl Stucky, Clay Steward, Conrad Breaker, Cynthia Weaver, Daniel Smith, Danny, Dark Presence, Deputy Andy, Deputy Grant, Deputy Mulligan, Deputy Thornton, Doctor Nelson, Elderwood Work Crew, Ellen Adams, Emerson, Emil Hartman, Frank Breaker, Hal, Jake Fischer, Judge Paddy Mc Nally, Libby, Lorna Miles, Max, Mr. Scratch, Nurse Birch, Nurse Sinclair, Pastor Howard, Pat Maine, Paul Randolph, Riley, Rose Marigold, Rudolf Lane, Rusty, Sam Smith, Shel Dyke, Sheriff Sarah Breaker, The Diver, The Hitchhiker, The Light Presence, The Taken, The Woman in Black, Thomas Zane, Toby, Walter Snyder, Wendy Desole. Excerpt: Agent Robert Nightingale at first appears to be an FBI agent who came to Bright Falls to arrest Alan Wake. Although his precise motivation for his pursuit is uncertain, it is clear that he has discovered the effects of Alan's manuscript on future events. Nightingale is an example of the loose-cannon cop, drunk and trigger happy. On two occasions he tries to shoot at an unarmed Alan, who is standing only a few feet away from civilians. It is evident that he believes that killing Alan Wake is required to stop the terrors which surround him. It is clarified in The Alan Wake Files that Nightingale was acting as a rogue agent in Bright Falls, having been fired from the FBI for unknown reasons prior to the events of Alan Wake. Clay Steward - the books writer - speculates that Nightingale was drawn to Bright Falls in a similar fashion to how he (Steward) was. The agent's past isn't clear at first in the game, but in the novel it is explained through small bits of information. In the past, he had a partner named Flynn, and the two always worked together. They were known as "The Righteous Brothers," due to the fact that they never drank and never went against the rules. But one day, Flynn started talking about...
