
In 2020, King went on record as saying he wished Holly Gibney was a real person and originally stated that the character had stolen his heart. Holly Gibney appeared in a supporting role in the trilogy, helping Hodges in his attempts to stop Brady from carrying out more atrocities, which began with him running over a crowd of people in a Mercedes, hence the title of the first book. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch, which charted the story of retired detective Bill Hodges and his determination to bring the psychopathic Brady Hartsfield to justice. Mercedes ran for three seasons and was based on the trilogy of novels comprising Mr. I mean, she was supposed to be a walk-on character and she just kind of stole the book and stole my heart and so… I just finished a novel that’s called Holly, and it’s all here, man.”

Explaining his obsession with the character of Holly, King said, “I could never let Holly Gibney go, from the Mr.


King appeared on The King cast and revealed that the novel of Holly is already finished, which would likely see the book released sometime early next year after his upcoming novel Fairy Tale.
