Rain on the Dead
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"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rain on the Dead canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3794191 — 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: Rain on the Dead Context triple: [Jack Higgins, notableWork, Rain on the Dead]
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A.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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B.
The Dead
"The Dead" is a World War I poem by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealizes the noble sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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C.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
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D.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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E.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
- 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: Rain on the Dead Target entity description: "Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
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A.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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B.
The Dead
"The Dead" is a World War I poem by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealizes the noble sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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C.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
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D.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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E.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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political thriller ⓘ spy novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Jack Higgins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Blake Johnson
ⓘ
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
British Prime Minister
Sean Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ US President ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | The Death Trade ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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spy fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | Sean Dillon as former IRA enforcer turned government operative ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Caribbean
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasSubject |
Islamist terrorism
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covert operations ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ security of political leaders ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| hasTone |
action-oriented
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fast-paced ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
assassination plots
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counterterrorism ⓘ international terrorism ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sean Dillon series ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
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surface form:
G. P. Putnam's Sons
HarperCollins ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| workInvolves |
attempted assassinations
ⓘ
elite operatives ⓘ international conspiracies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rain on the Dead Description of subject: "Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
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