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Holly Gibney is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King. Originally appearing in the Bill Hodges trilogy of novels (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch), she later appears as a major supporting character in The Outsider and as the main character in "If It Bleeds", a novella included in the collection of the same name. She has been portrayed on screen by Justine Lupe in the television adaptation of the Hodges trilogy and by Cynthia Erivo in the miniseries adaptation of The Outsider.

Holly Gibney
Bill Hodges / The Outsider character
Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney in The Outsider (2020)
First appearance	Mr. Mercedes (2014)
Last appearance	If It Bleeds (2020)
Created by	Stephen King
Portrayed by	Justine Lupe (2017–19) Cynthia Erivo (2020)
In-universe information
Relatives	Charlotte Gibney (mother) Janelle "Janey" Patterson (cousin) Olivia Trelawney (cousin)

Character biography

Mr. Mercedes

Finders Keepers

End of Watch

The Outsider

If It Bleeds

Characterization in The Outsider miniseries

Richard Price, the developer and showrunner of the miniseries adaptation of The Outsider reworked the character to some extent, without keeping the continuity with the Mr. Mercedes TV series or Bill Hodges novels (Price did not watch the series or read the novels), and asked Stephen King to rename the character, but King insisted on keeping the name Holly Gibney.[1]

Reception

King has gone on record as loving the character, saying in a 2020 NPR interview: "I just love Holly, and I wish she were a real person. [...] She just walked on in the first book she was in, Mr. Mercedes, and she more or less stole the book, and she stole my heart."[2]

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