Hector Cross series
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The Hector Cross series is a set of contemporary action-thriller novels by Wilbur Smith featuring ex-SAS operative and security specialist Hector Cross in high-stakes, international adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hector Cross series canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3892562 — 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: Hector Cross series Context triple: [Wilbur Smith, notableSeries, Hector Cross series]
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A.
Alex Cross series
The Alex Cross series is a popular collection of crime and thriller novels following a Washington, D.C. detective and psychologist as he investigates complex and often brutal cases.
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B.
Born series
The Born series is a perturbative expansion in quantum scattering theory that expresses the scattering amplitude as an infinite series of successive interaction terms.
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C.
Women's Murder Club series
The Women's Murder Club series is a popular crime thriller book franchise co-created by James Patterson that follows a group of women professionals in San Francisco who team up to solve complex murder cases.
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D.
NYPD Red series
The NYPD Red series is a fast-paced crime thriller book franchise co-authored by James Patterson that follows an elite New York City police unit handling high-profile and celebrity-related cases.
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E.
Charlie Heat
Charlie Heat is an American record producer known for his innovative, genre-blending work in hip-hop and R&B, including contributions to Kanye West’s music.
- 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: Hector Cross series Target entity description: The Hector Cross series is a set of contemporary action-thriller novels by Wilbur Smith featuring ex-SAS operative and security specialist Hector Cross in high-stakes, international adventures.
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A.
Alex Cross series
The Alex Cross series is a popular collection of crime and thriller novels following a Washington, D.C. detective and psychologist as he investigates complex and often brutal cases.
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B.
Born series
The Born series is a perturbative expansion in quantum scattering theory that expresses the scattering amplitude as an infinite series of successive interaction terms.
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C.
Women's Murder Club series
The Women's Murder Club series is a popular crime thriller book franchise co-created by James Patterson that follows a group of women professionals in San Francisco who team up to solve complex murder cases.
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D.
NYPD Red series
The NYPD Red series is a fast-paced crime thriller book franchise co-authored by James Patterson that follows an elite New York City police unit handling high-profile and celebrity-related cases.
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E.
Charlie Heat
Charlie Heat is an American record producer known for his innovative, genre-blending work in hip-hop and R&B, including contributions to Kanye West’s music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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fictional character ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hector Cross series self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| author | Wilbur Smith ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
ex-SAS operative
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security specialist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | South African-British ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Hector Cross ⓘ |
| genre |
action thriller
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adventure fiction ⓘ thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasBook |
Predator
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Those in Peril ⓘ Vicious Circle ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family protection
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international crime ⓘ private security operations ⓘ revenge ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreCategory | popular fiction ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Wilbur Smith novels ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hector Cross ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | high-stakes international adventures ⓘ |
| occupation |
ex-SAS operative
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security specialist ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hector Cross series self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| primaryFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| publisher | Pan Macmillan ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hector Cross series Description of subject: The Hector Cross series is a set of contemporary action-thriller novels by Wilbur Smith featuring ex-SAS operative and security specialist Hector Cross in high-stakes, international adventures.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Those in Peril
subject surface form:
Hector Cross