Bright Orange for the Shroud
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Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bright Orange for the Shroud canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808877 — 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: Bright Orange for the Shroud Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, Bright Orange for the Shroud]
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A.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou, centered on the dark legacy of a cult’s mass suicide and its lone survivor.
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B.
Traces of Red
Traces of Red is a 1992 neo-noir crime thriller film centered on a murder investigation in Florida, featuring Lorraine Bracco among its principal cast.
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C.
Luminous Veil
Luminous Veil is a striking illuminated suicide-prevention barrier and public art installation on Toronto’s Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct).
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D.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
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E.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
- 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: Bright Orange for the Shroud Target entity description: Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
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A.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou, centered on the dark legacy of a cult’s mass suicide and its lone survivor.
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B.
Traces of Red
Traces of Red is a 1992 neo-noir crime thriller film centered on a murder investigation in Florida, featuring Lorraine Bracco among its principal cast.
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C.
Luminous Veil
Luminous Veil is a striking illuminated suicide-prevention barrier and public art installation on Toronto’s Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct).
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D.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
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E.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Travis McGee novel
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crime novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfProtagonist |
detective
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salvage consultant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacterOccupation |
private investigator
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salvage consultant ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
financial crime
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fraud ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasColorThemeInTitle | orange GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSetting | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter |
Meyer
NERFINISHED
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Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American fiction ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | Travis McGee series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Travis McGee series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Travis McGee helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Travis McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bright Orange for the Shroud Description of subject: Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
Referenced by (1)
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