The Word Is Murder
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The Word Is Murder is a contemporary crime novel by Anthony Horowitz that blends classic whodunit elements with a metafictional twist, featuring the author himself as a character investigating a murder alongside an eccentric ex-detective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Word Is Murder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14848422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Word Is Murder Context triple: [Anthony Horowitz, notableWork, The Word Is Murder]
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A.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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B.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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C.
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British comedy-mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot story "The A.B.C. Murders," featuring Margaret Rutherford in a prominent role.
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D.
The Third Murder
The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda that explores the ambiguity of truth and justice through a murder case and the relationship between a defense lawyer and his client.
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E.
Signpost to Murder
Signpost to Murder is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by George Englund, centered on an escaped mental patient entangled in a web of murder and deception.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Word Is Murder Target entity description: The Word Is Murder is a contemporary crime novel by Anthony Horowitz that blends classic whodunit elements with a metafictional twist, featuring the author himself as a character investigating a murder alongside an eccentric ex-detective.
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A.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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B.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
-
C.
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British comedy-mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot story "The A.B.C. Murders," featuring Margaret Rutherford in a prominent role.
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D.
The Third Murder
The Third Murder is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda that explores the ambiguity of truth and justice through a murder case and the relationship between a defense lawyer and his client.
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E.
Signpost to Murder
Signpost to Murder is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by George Englund, centered on an escaped mental patient entangled in a web of murder and deception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.