Dead Man’s Grip
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Dead Man’s Grip is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a deadly chain of events triggered by a fatal traffic accident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Man’s Grip canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029008 — 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 Man’s Grip Context triple: [Peter James, notableWork, Dead Man’s Grip]
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A.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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B.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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C.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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D.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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E.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
- 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 Man’s Grip Target entity description: Dead Man’s Grip is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a deadly chain of events triggered by a fatal traffic accident.
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A.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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B.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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C.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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D.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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E.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roy Grace novel
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crime thriller novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Detective Superintendent Roy Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresInvestigationOf | fatal traffic accident ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasDetective | Roy Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDetective | Roy Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roy Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | police investigation ⓘ |
| nationalityOfAuthor | British ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
Roy Grace series
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surface form:
Roy Grace investigates a deadly chain of events triggered by a fatal traffic accident.
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| protagonist | Roy Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| series | Roy Grace series ONNED1 ⓘ |
| setting |
Brighton
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England ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of crime
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guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Peter James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Man’s Grip Description of subject: Dead Man’s Grip is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a deadly chain of events triggered by a fatal traffic accident.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.