The Cradle Will Fall
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The Cradle Will Fall is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows a prosecutor who becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation after witnessing a suspicious incident in a hospital.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cradle Will Fall canonical | 2 |
| The Cradle Will Fall (1983 television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048031 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cradle Will Fall Context triple: [Mary Higgins Clark, notableWork, The Cradle Will Fall]
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A.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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B.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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C.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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D.
Rising Down
Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
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E.
The Relapse
The Relapse is a Restoration comedy play by English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, first performed in 1696 and known for its witty satire of marriage and morality.
- 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 Cradle Will Fall Target entity description: The Cradle Will Fall is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows a prosecutor who becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation after witnessing a suspicious incident in a hospital.
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A.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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B.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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C.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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D.
Rising Down
Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
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E.
The Relapse
The Relapse is a Restoration comedy play by English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, first performed in 1696 and known for its witty satire of marriage and morality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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suspense novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Cradle Will Fall
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Cradle Will Fall (1983 television film)
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| adaptationReleaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television film ⓘ |
| author | Mary Higgins Clark ⓘ |
| belongsToGenreMovement | commercial suspense fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Edgar Highley
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Katie DeMaio ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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legal thriller ⓘ suspense fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780671256048 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
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dangerous secrets ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ women in peril ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century American fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Katie DeMaio ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining legal and medical suspense elements ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | Mary Higgins Clark ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A county prosecutor becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation after witnessing a suspicious incident in a hospital. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | prosecutor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cradle Will Fall Description of subject: The Cradle Will Fall is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows a prosecutor who becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation after witnessing a suspicious incident in a hospital.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cradle Will Fall (1983 television film)