The Fifth Witness
E379915
The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he tackles a high-profile murder case tied to the foreclosure crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fifth Witness canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3682187 — 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 Fifth Witness Context triple: [Michael Connelly, notableWork, The Fifth Witness]
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A.
A Witness Tree
A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
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B.
The Testament
The Testament is a novel by Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel that explores memory, faith, and moral responsibility in the aftermath of atrocity.
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C.
The Testament
The Testament is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a complex battle over a billionaire’s surprising will, set against backdrops ranging from corporate boardrooms to the Brazilian Pantanal.
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D.
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Luigi Bazzoni and starring Franco Nero as a hard-boiled journalist investigating a series of murders.
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E.
Co-workers of the Truth
Co-workers of the Truth is the English rendering of the Latin motto "Cooperatores Veritatis," notably used by Pope Benedict XVI to express a commitment to serving and upholding the truth.
- 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 Fifth Witness Target entity description: The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he tackles a high-profile murder case tied to the foreclosure crisis.
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A.
A Witness Tree
A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
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B.
The Testament
The Testament is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a complex battle over a billionaire’s surprising will, set against backdrops ranging from corporate boardrooms to the Brazilian Pantanal.
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C.
The Testament
The Testament is a novel by Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel that explores memory, faith, and moral responsibility in the aftermath of atrocity.
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D.
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Luigi Bazzoni and starring Franco Nero as a hard-boiled journalist investigating a series of murders.
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E.
Co-workers of the Truth
Co-workers of the Truth is the English rendering of the Latin motto "Cooperatores Veritatis," notably used by Pope Benedict XVI to express a commitment to serving and upholding the truth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction work
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legal thriller ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Connelly ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
criminal defense
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foreclosure crisis ⓘ mortgage fraud ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | Mickey Haller ⓘ |
| featuresLegalProceedings | murder trial ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Gods of Guilt ⓘ |
| follows | The Reversal ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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legal thriller ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Harry Bosch
ⓘ
Mickey Haller ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
lawyers in fiction
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real estate and foreclosure in fiction ⓘ trials in fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mickey Haller ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mickey Haller
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surface form:
Mickey Haller novels
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| partOfFranchise |
Harry Bosch series
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surface form:
Michael Connelly universe
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| plotFocus | high-profile murder case ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Reversal ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| series |
Mickey Haller
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surface form:
Mickey Haller series
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| settingPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fifth Witness Description of subject: The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he tackles a high-profile murder case tied to the foreclosure crisis.
Referenced by (3)
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