# Holker — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Holker in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Holker

**First appearance:** 0073-mysterious-disappearances

## Who they are

A man who investigates a mysterious disappearance.

## Relationships

### [Jaralson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/characters/jaralson)

_rivalry_

Holker and Jaralson are bitter antagonists, each trying to outwit the other in a deadly game of revenge.

### [Jaralson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/characters/jaralson)

_rivalry_

Holker and Jaralson are bitter antagonists, each trying to outwit the other in a deadly game of revenge.

## In the story

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/iv)

Companion to Jaralson; reads the poem from Frayser's pocketbook and identifies the name Larue.

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