Can Such Things Be? · Character
Holker
A man who investigates a mysterious disappearance.
minor
Also known as Mr. Holker
First appearance: mysterious disappearances
Holker's tie to Jaralson is one of the pressures that moves Can Such Things Be?—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Companion to Jaralson; reads the poem from Frayser's pocketbook and identifies the name Larue.
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With Jaralson (rivalry): Holker and Jaralson are bitter antagonists, each trying to outwit the other in a deadly game of revenge. With Jaralson (rivalry): Holker and Jaralson are bitter antagonists, each trying to…
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- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Supernatural Investigators
- Mysterious Tragedies
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- Jaralson
rivalry · negative
Holker and Jaralson are bitter antagonists, each trying to outwit the other in a deadly… How this plays out →
- Jaralson
rivalry · negative
Holker and Jaralson are bitter antagonists, each trying to outwit the other in a deadly… How this plays out →
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