The Christmas Thief
E507812
The Christmas Thief is a holiday-themed mystery novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark’s Alvirah and Willy series, featuring the amateur sleuth couple embroiled in a Christmastime caper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Christmas Thief canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5293096 — 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: The Christmas Thief Context triple: [Alvirah and Willy series, hasWork, The Christmas Thief]
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A.
The Christmas Banquet
"The Christmas Banquet" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection Twice-Told Tales, that explores themes of melancholy, human folly, and the elusive nature of happiness through a recurring holiday feast.
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B.
The Christmas Dinner
"The Christmas Dinner" is a festive short story by Washington Irving that warmly depicts holiday customs, family gatherings, and convivial celebration in an English country house.
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C.
The Christmas Box
The Christmas Box is a 1995 television film adaptation of Richard Paul Evans's bestselling holiday novella, known for its sentimental story about family, love, and the true meaning of Christmas.
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D.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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E.
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is a holiday-themed studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, featuring classic Christmas songs and festive arrangements.
- 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: The Christmas Thief Target entity description: The Christmas Thief is a holiday-themed mystery novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark’s Alvirah and Willy series, featuring the amateur sleuth couple embroiled in a Christmastime caper.
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A.
The Christmas Banquet
"The Christmas Banquet" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection Twice-Told Tales, that explores themes of melancholy, human folly, and the elusive nature of happiness through a recurring holiday feast.
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B.
The Christmas Dinner
"The Christmas Dinner" is a festive short story by Washington Irving that warmly depicts holiday customs, family gatherings, and convivial celebration in an English country house.
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C.
The Christmas Box
The Christmas Box is a 1995 television film adaptation of Richard Paul Evans's bestselling holiday novella, known for its sentimental story about family, love, and the true meaning of Christmas.
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D.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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E.
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is a holiday-themed studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, featuring classic Christmas songs and festive arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author |
Carol Higgins Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Higgins Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Alvirah Meehan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willy Meehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
holiday fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasCoauthorRelationship | collaboration between Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ family and relationships ⓘ holiday spirit ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharactersOccupation | amateur detectives ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | amateur sleuths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carol Higgins Clark bibliography
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Higgins Clark bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Alvirah and Willy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmastime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Christmas Thief Description of subject: The Christmas Thief is a holiday-themed mystery novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark’s Alvirah and Willy series, featuring the amateur sleuth couple embroiled in a Christmastime caper.
Referenced by (2)
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