Travis McGee series
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The Travis McGee series is a popular collection of hardboiled mystery novels featuring a cynical “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ lost property while living on a houseboat in Florida.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Travis McGee series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Travis McGee series Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, Travis McGee series]
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A.
Detective D.D. Warren series
The Detective D.D. Warren series is a popular set of crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner featuring a tough Boston homicide detective who investigates complex, often dark and psychologically driven cases.
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B.
Blackford Oakes novels
The Blackford Oakes novels are a series of Cold War-era spy thrillers following the adventures of an American CIA agent navigating high-stakes international intrigue and political conflict.
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C.
Jesse Stone series
The Jesse Stone series is a collection of crime novels featuring a troubled small-town police chief, created by American mystery writer Robert B. Parker.
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D.
Mike Hammer’s detective agency
Mike Hammer’s detective agency is the fictional private investigation firm run by hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer in Mickey Spillane’s crime novels.
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E.
Jane Hawk series
The Jane Hawk series is a set of contemporary techno-thriller novels by Dean Koontz following a rogue FBI agent who uncovers a vast conspiracy involving mind-control technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Travis McGee series Target entity description: The Travis McGee series is a popular collection of hardboiled mystery novels featuring a cynical “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ lost property while living on a houseboat in Florida.
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A.
Detective D.D. Warren series
The Detective D.D. Warren series is a popular set of crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner featuring a tough Boston homicide detective who investigates complex, often dark and psychologically driven cases.
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B.
Blackford Oakes novels
The Blackford Oakes novels are a series of Cold War-era spy thrillers following the adventures of an American CIA agent navigating high-stakes international intrigue and political conflict.
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C.
Jesse Stone series
The Jesse Stone series is a collection of crime novels featuring a troubled small-town police chief, created by American mystery writer Robert B. Parker.
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D.
Mike Hammer’s detective agency
Mike Hammer’s detective agency is the fictional private investigation firm run by hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer in Mickey Spillane’s crime novels.
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E.
Jane Hawk series
The Jane Hawk series is a set of contemporary techno-thriller novels by Dean Koontz following a rogue FBI agent who uncovers a vast conspiracy involving mind-control technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction series
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hardboiled detective fiction series ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Darker than Amber (1970 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Empty Copper Sea (TV movie "Travis McGee", 1983) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eighteenthBook | The Green Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eighthBook | One Fearful Yellow Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eleventhBook | Dress Her in Indigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifteenthBook | The Turquoise Lament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthBook | A Deadly Shade of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBook | The Deep Blue Good-by NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| fourteenthBook | The Scarlet Ruse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthBook | The Quick Red Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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hardboiled fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter | Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastPublicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nineteenthBook | Free Fall in Crimson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ninthBook | Pale Gray for Guilt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | color-themed titles ⓘ |
| numberOfNovels | 21 ⓘ |
| protagonistHouseboatName | The Busted Flush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | salvage consultant ⓘ |
| protagonistPersonality | cynical ⓘ |
| protagonistResidence | houseboat ⓘ |
| publisher | Fawcett Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondBook | Nightmare in Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Florida
NERFINISHED
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Fort Lauderdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seventeenthBook | The Empty Copper Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seventhBook | Darker than Amber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixteenthBook | The Dreadful Lemon Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthBook | Bright Orange for the Shroud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tenthBook | The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
moral ambiguity
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social criticism ⓘ |
| thirdBook | A Purple Place for Dying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirteenthBook | A Tan and Sandy Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twelfthBook | The Long Lavender Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twentiethBook | Cinnamon Skin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twentyFirstBook | The Lonely Silver Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Travis McGee series Description of subject: The Travis McGee series is a popular collection of hardboiled mystery novels featuring a cynical “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ lost property while living on a houseboat in Florida.
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