Four Blind Mice
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Four Blind Mice is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson in the Alex Cross series, following the detective as he investigates a string of murders tied to a military conspiracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Four Blind Mice canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8085432 — 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: Four Blind Mice Context triple: [Alex Cross series, hasPart, Four Blind Mice]
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A.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tale of Two Bad Mice is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter about two mischievous mice who wreak havoc in a doll's house, blending gentle humor with moral lessons.
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B.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
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C.
The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece is a beloved children's picture book by Shel Silverstein that uses a simple, allegorical journey to explore themes of self-discovery, contentment, and the search for wholeness.
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D.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk is a darkly comic collection of modern fables by humorist David Sedaris, featuring anthropomorphic animals that satirize human behavior and social norms.
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E.
Mucky Fingers
"Mucky Fingers" is a bluesy, Velvet Underground-influenced rock song by Oasis, featured on their 2005 album "Don't Believe the Truth."
- 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: Four Blind Mice Target entity description: Four Blind Mice is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson in the Alex Cross series, following the detective as he investigates a string of murders tied to a military conspiracy.
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A.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tale of Two Bad Mice is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter about two mischievous mice who wreak havoc in a doll's house, blending gentle humor with moral lessons.
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B.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
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C.
The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece is a beloved children's picture book by Shel Silverstein that uses a simple, allegorical journey to explore themes of self-discovery, contentment, and the search for wholeness.
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D.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk is a darkly comic collection of modern fables by humorist David Sedaris, featuring anthropomorphic animals that satirize human behavior and social norms.
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E.
Mucky Fingers
"Mucky Fingers" is a bluesy, Velvet Underground-influenced rock song by Oasis, featured on their 2005 album "Don't Believe the Truth."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
friendship
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justice ⓘ military conspiracy ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | John Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Big Bad Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Violets Are Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Alex Cross is a Washington, D.C. detective and psychologist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Sampson is Alex Cross's best friend and police partner ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ military base ⓘ |
| involves |
court-martial
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death row inmate ⓘ serial murders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alex Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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third-person ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Alex Cross investigates a series of murders linked to a group of former Army Rangers and an apparent military cover-up. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Alex Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Alex Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | reference to the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Four Blind Mice Description of subject: Four Blind Mice is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson in the Alex Cross series, following the detective as he investigates a string of murders tied to a military conspiracy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.