The Case of the Counterfeit Eye
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The Case of the Counterfeit Eye is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner involving a complex murder mystery centered around a glass eye and mistaken identities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Counterfeit Eye canonical | 4 |
| The Case of the Shoplifter’s Shoe | 1 |
| The Case of the Substitute Face | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201214 — 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 Case of the Counterfeit Eye Context triple: [Perry Mason, appearsIn, The Case of the Counterfeit Eye]
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A.
The Eyeopener
The Eyeopener is an independent student-run newspaper serving the Toronto Metropolitan University community with campus news, commentary, and features.
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B.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
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C.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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D.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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E.
The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy is a 1975 political thriller film set in apartheid-era South Africa, starring Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine and directed by Ralph Nelson.
- 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 Case of the Counterfeit Eye Target entity description: The Case of the Counterfeit Eye is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner involving a complex murder mystery centered around a glass eye and mistaken identities.
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A.
The Eyeopener
The Eyeopener is an independent student-run newspaper serving the Toronto Metropolitan University community with campus news, commentary, and features.
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B.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
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C.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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D.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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E.
The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy is a 1975 political thriller film set in apartheid-era South Africa, starring Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine and directed by Ralph Nelson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Perry Mason novel
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detective novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
glass eye
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mistaken identity ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception
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legal strategy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Charles L. McCann ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Della Street
ⓘ
Paul Drake ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat ⓘ |
| franchise | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasDetective | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableElement | use of physical evidence involving a glass eye ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Case of the Lucky Legs ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| series | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 4 ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Case of the Counterfeit Eye Description of subject: The Case of the Counterfeit Eye is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner involving a complex murder mystery centered around a glass eye and mistaken identities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Case of the Substitute Face
this entity surface form:
The Case of the Shoplifter’s Shoe