Lord Edgware Dies
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Lord Edgware Dies is a Hercule Poirot detective novel by Agatha Christie, centered on the seemingly impossible murder of a titled aristocrat whose death unravels a web of alibis and deception.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Edgware Dies canonical | 3 |
| Lord Edgware Dies (1934 film) | 1 |
| Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot TV episode) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3971252 — 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: Lord Edgware Dies Context triple: [Murder on the Orient Express, precededBy, Lord Edgware Dies]
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A.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple is a British television series adapting Agatha Christie's Miss Marple detective stories, featuring various guest stars in each mystery.
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B.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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C.
Death on the Nile (novel)
Death on the Nile (novel) is a 1937 detective story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise along the Nile River in Egypt.
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D.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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E.
Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court
"Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of his Mr Mulliner tales of comic misadventure and social absurdity.
- 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: Lord Edgware Dies Target entity description: Lord Edgware Dies is a Hercule Poirot detective novel by Agatha Christie, centered on the seemingly impossible murder of a titled aristocrat whose death unravels a web of alibis and deception.
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A.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple is a British television series adapting Agatha Christie's Miss Marple detective stories, featuring various guest stars in each mystery.
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B.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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C.
Death on the Nile (novel)
Death on the Nile (novel) is a 1937 detective story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise along the Nile River in Egypt.
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D.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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E.
Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court
"Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of his Mr Mulliner tales of comic misadventure and social absurdity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction work
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detective novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Lord Edgware Dies
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Edgware Dies (1934 film)
Lord Edgware Dies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot TV episode)
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| adaptedFor |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| alternativeTitleUsedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| author | Agatha Christie ⓘ |
| containsMurderMystery | killing of a titled aristocrat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arthur Hastings
ⓘ
surface form:
Captain Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp ⓘ Hercule Poirot ⓘ Jane Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDetective | Hercule Poirot ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Collins Crime Club ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Thirteen at Dinner ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | notable early UK editions illustrated by contemporary artists ⓘ |
| hasInspectorCharacter | Chief Inspector Japp ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception in high society
ⓘ
identity and impersonation ⓘ the reliability of alibis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Detective Fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Hastings
ⓘ
surface form:
Captain Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp ⓘ Hercule Poirot ⓘ Jane Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Edgware ⓘ |
| narrator |
Arthur Hastings
ⓘ
surface form:
Captain Arthur Hastings
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| partOfAuthorBibliography |
Hercule Poirot series
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surface form:
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels
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| plotElement |
alibis and deception
ⓘ
apparently impossible murder ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | private detective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins Crime Club ⓘ |
| series | Hercule Poirot series ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| timePeriodOfSetting | interwar period ⓘ |
| victim | Lord Edgware ⓘ |
| workInSeriesPosition | Hercule Poirot novel of early 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Edgware Dies Description of subject: Lord Edgware Dies is a Hercule Poirot detective novel by Agatha Christie, centered on the seemingly impossible murder of a titled aristocrat whose death unravels a web of alibis and deception.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Edgware Dies (1934 film)
this entity surface form:
Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot TV episode)