Book · 2013 · horror
Mr. Mercedes
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And so I wrote the book and in the course of it I really stumbled across this woman named Holly Gibney and she has become one of my favorite characters and if I hadn't written that first book Mr. Mercedes I never would have found her.
Stephen King · The Book Review · Oct 2026 Listen at 22:33 The best things said about it
She was introduced in Mr Mercedes alongside your retired detective Bill Hodges.
Why people recommend it
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King is a tense crime thriller that introduces readers to the complex investigator Bill Hodges and the unforgettable character Holly Gibney. The novel's creation holds a special place in the author's expansive bibliography. On an episode of The Book Review titled Decades Later, Stephen King Is Finishing What He and Peter Straub Started, Stephen King discussed writing his novel Mr. Mercedes and explained how the process led him to stumble across Holly Gibney, noting that she has since become one of his favorite characters and that he never would have found her if he had not written that first book. In a separate episode of The Book Review titled Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out, Gilbert Cruz referenced Stephen King's novel Mr. Mercedes while discussing the character Holly Gibney, noting that she was originally introduced in the book alongside retired detective Bill Hodges. These discussions highlight how a single crime novel can unexpectedly spawn some of an author's most enduring and beloved literary creations, expanding the universe of characters that captivate readers across multiple subsequent books and series.
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Gilbert Cruz she was introduced in Mr Mercedes alongside your retired detective Bill Hodges 1
“she was introduced in Mr Mercedes alongside your retired detective Bill Hodges”
Stephen King And so I wrote the book and in the course of it I really stumbled across this woman named Holly Gibney and… 1
“And so I wrote the book and in the course of it I really stumbled across this woman named Holly Gibney and she has become one of my favorite characters and if I hadn't written that first book Mr. Mercedes I never would have found her”
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“and finally new at number one Stephen King has his second detective novel a follow-up to Mr Mercedes featuring some of the same characters”