Sue Grafton
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Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer best known for her alphabet-titled Kinsey Millhone detective novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sue Grafton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5293194 — 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: Sue Grafton Context triple: [Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award, hasRecipient, Sue Grafton]
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A.
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark was a bestselling American author renowned for her suspenseful mystery and thriller novels, often featuring strong female protagonists.
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B.
Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner is an American author best known for her bestselling crime and psychological thriller novels, including the Detective D.D. Warren and FBI Profiler series.
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C.
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer best known for her bestselling Kay Scarpetta series of forensic thrillers.
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D.
Ellen Casey
Ellen Casey is the daughter of the late Pennsylvania governor and U.S. senator Robert P. Casey and a member of the prominent Casey political family.
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E.
Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen is an American physician-turned-bestselling author best known for her crime thriller novels, particularly the series featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles.
- 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: Sue Grafton Target entity description: Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer best known for her alphabet-titled Kinsey Millhone detective novels.
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A.
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark was a bestselling American author renowned for her suspenseful mystery and thriller novels, often featuring strong female protagonists.
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B.
Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner is an American author best known for her bestselling crime and psychological thriller novels, including the Detective D.D. Warren and FBI Profiler series.
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C.
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer best known for her bestselling Kay Scarpetta series of forensic thrillers.
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D.
Ellen Casey
Ellen Casey is the daughter of the late Pennsylvania governor and U.S. senator Robert P. Casey and a member of the prominent Casey political family.
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E.
Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen is an American physician-turned-bestselling author best known for her crime thriller novels, particularly the series featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelist
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person ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Anthony Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edgar Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Macavity Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamus Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Kinsey Millhone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-12-28 ⓘ |
| endOfAlphabetSeries | Y Is for Yesterday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | C. W. Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | crime novelist ⓘ |
| fictionalSettingOfSeries | Santa Teresa, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | English literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Sue Taylor Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Sue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | hardboiled detective fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Is for Alibi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alphabet series NERFINISHED ⓘ B Is for Burglar NERFINISHED ⓘ C Is for Corpse NERFINISHED ⓘ G Is for Gumshoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinsey Millhone series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
screenwriter
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| periodActive | 1960s–2017 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork |
1982: A Is for Alibi
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1985: B Is for Burglar NERFINISHED ⓘ 1986: C Is for Corpse NERFINISHED ⓘ 2017: Y Is for Yesterday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Alphabet series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Steven F. Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfAlphabetSeries | A Is for Alibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sue Grafton Description of subject: Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer best known for her alphabet-titled Kinsey Millhone detective novels.
Referenced by (2)
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