Dead Simple
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"Dead Simple" is a bestselling crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a stag-night prank gone horribly wrong.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dead Simple canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029002 — 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: Dead Simple Context triple: [Peter James, notableWork, Dead Simple]
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A.
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan is a 1998 neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Sam Raimi and based on Scott Smith’s novel, about three men who find a crashed plane full of cash and are gradually undone by greed and paranoia.
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B.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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C.
Murder Most Fab
Murder Most Fab is a darkly comic novel by British comedian and writer Julian Clary that satirizes fame, vanity, and murder in the entertainment world.
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Banal Story
"Banal Story" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway included in his 1927 collection *Men Without Women*, noted for its experimental, metafictional narrative style.
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E.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
- 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: Dead Simple Target entity description: "Dead Simple" is a bestselling crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a stag-night prank gone horribly wrong.
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A.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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B.
Murder Most Fab
Murder Most Fab is a darkly comic novel by British comedian and writer Julian Clary that satirizes fame, vanity, and murder in the entertainment world.
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C.
Banal Story
"Banal Story" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway included in his 1927 collection *Men Without Women*, noted for its experimental, metafictional narrative style.
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D.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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E.
The Del
The Del is a historic, Victorian beachfront resort in Coronado, California, renowned for its distinctive red-roofed architecture and status as a National Historic Landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter James ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Roy Grace
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surface form:
Roy Grace is the lead detective
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Roy Grace ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Sussex Police ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasDetectiveProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Looking Good Dead ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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deception ⓘ police investigation ⓘ revenge ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| isBestseller | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | Detective Superintendent ⓘ |
| market | mass-market fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark, suspenseful plot involving a stag-night prank
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introducing the character Roy Grace ⓘ |
| partOf | British crime literature ⓘ |
| plotElement |
buried alive scenario
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missing groom ⓘ stag-night prank gone wrong ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel in the Roy Grace series ⓘ |
| protagonist | Roy Grace ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| series | Roy Grace series ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Brighton ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| writtenByNationality | British author ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Simple Description of subject: "Dead Simple" is a bestselling crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a stag-night prank gone horribly wrong.
Referenced by (6)
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