The characters / Recurring character
Holly Gibney
Holly Gibney is recorded in 7 distinct storys.
The novels and If It Bleeds explicitly continue Holly’s work with Bill Hodges and Finders Keepers, her relationships with the Robinson siblings and Pete Huntley, and the Oklahoma/Texas case with Ralph Anderson.
Stories and supporting passages
End of Watch
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Holly Gibney is the main reason Finders Keepers is in the black. She’s an organizational genius, she’s a computer wizard, and the job is her life. Well, along with Hodges and the Robinson family, especially Jerome and Barbara.
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Finders Keepers
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“Hello?” Tina asks cautiously. Almost whispering. “Who’s this?” “Holly Gibney. You didn’t see my number come up because it’s unlisted. I’m very careful about my number, although I’ll be happy to give it to you, if you want. We can talk anytime, because we’re friends and that’s what friends do.
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Holly
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Sometimes you could see your fellow Zoomers; sometimes you couldn’t; sometimes they flickered back and forth in a headache-inducing frenzy. Quite the movie fan is Holly Gibney (although she hasn’t been in an actual theater since the previous spring), and she enjoys Hollywood tentpole movies every bit as much as art films.
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If It Bleeds
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She let the kids down. Mrs. Keller feels that the arm she lost will only be the beginning of her atonement. 2 It’s 2:45, and Holly Gibney is getting ready for an hour that always makes her happy.
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Mr. Mercedes
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Lurking by Aunt Charlotte’s side is her daughter Holly, a spinster roughly Janey’s age but with none of Janey’s looks. Holly Gibney never speaks above a mutter and seems to have a problem making eye contact. “I want to see Betty,” Aunt Charlotte announces after a brief dry embrace with her niece.
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Never Flinch
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“You should sign up. Think about it.” “I will,” Izzy says. She won’t. 2 Holly Gibney raises her face into the sun. “T.S. Eliot said April is the cruelest month, but this doesn’t seem very cruel to me.” “Poetry,” Izzy says dismissively. “What are you having?” “Fish tacos, I think.”
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The Outsider
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I can’t remember the last name, but Bill spoke very highly of you.’ ‘Holly Gibney,’ she said. ‘Well, it’s very nice to speak with you again, Ms Gibney. I tried Bill’s number, but I guess he’s changed it.’ Silence. ‘Ms Gibney? Did I lose you?’ ‘No,’ she said. ‘I’m here.
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