The Summons
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The Summons is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a law professor who uncovers a mysterious stash of cash among his late father's belongings, drawing him into danger and intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Summons canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188814 — 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 Summons Context triple: [John Grisham, notableWork, The Summons]
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A.
The Court
"The Court" is a politically charged art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that reflects on themes of justice, accountability, and societal judgment.
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B.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
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C.
The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a secretive vigilante organization and intricate plots of justice and retribution.
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D.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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E.
The Counsel General
The Counsel General is the chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government and a senior law officer responsible for overseeing the legality of the government’s actions and legislation in Wales.
- 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 Summons Target entity description: The Summons is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a law professor who uncovers a mysterious stash of cash among his late father's belongings, drawing him into danger and intrigue.
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A.
The Court
"The Court" is a politically charged art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that reflects on themes of justice, accountability, and societal judgment.
-
B.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
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C.
The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a secretive vigilante organization and intricate plots of justice and retribution.
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D.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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E.
The Counsel General
The Counsel General is the chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government and a senior law officer responsible for overseeing the legality of the government’s actions and legislation in Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
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novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| followedBy | The King of Torts ⓘ |
| follows | Ray Atlee, a law professor ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385503822 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
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family conflict ⓘ inheritance and wealth ⓘ legal ethics ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Forrest Atlee
ⓘ
Ray Atlee ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a bestselling legal thriller by John Grisham ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
After his father dies, Ray discovers a large, unexplained stash of cash in his father’s house.
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Ray Atlee is summoned by his dying father, a prominent judge, to discuss his estate. ⓘ The discovery of the cash draws Ray into danger and intrigue as he tries to uncover its source. ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Painted House ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setIn | Mississippi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Summons Description of subject: The Summons is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a law professor who uncovers a mysterious stash of cash among his late father's belongings, drawing him into danger and intrigue.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.