Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels
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The Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels are a series of Boston-set crime thrillers by Dennis Lehane featuring two private investigators who tackle morally complex and often violent cases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels canonical | 1 |
| Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11488074 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels Context triple: [A Drink Before the War, partOf, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels]
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Women's Murder Club series
The Women's Murder Club series is a popular crime thriller book franchise co-created by James Patterson that follows a group of women professionals in San Francisco who team up to solve complex murder cases.
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B.
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.
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C.
Inspector Derek Torry novels
The Inspector Derek Torry novels are a crime fiction series by British author John Gardner, featuring a police inspector protagonist investigating complex and often morally ambiguous cases.
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D.
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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E.
Samantha Kincaid series
The Samantha Kincaid series is a set of legal crime novels by Alafair Burke featuring a Portland deputy district attorney who navigates complex criminal cases and personal challenges.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels Target entity description: The Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels are a series of Boston-set crime thrillers by Dennis Lehane featuring two private investigators who tackle morally complex and often violent cases.
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A.
Women's Murder Club series
The Women's Murder Club series is a popular crime thriller book franchise co-created by James Patterson that follows a group of women professionals in San Francisco who team up to solve complex murder cases.
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B.
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.
-
C.
Inspector Derek Torry novels
The Inspector Derek Torry novels are a crime fiction series by British author John Gardner, featuring a police inspector protagonist investigating complex and often morally ambiguous cases.
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D.
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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E.
Samantha Kincaid series
The Samantha Kincaid series is a set of legal crime novels by Alafair Burke featuring a Portland deputy district attorney who navigates complex criminal cases and personal challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction book series
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detective fiction series ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Gone Baby Gone (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Dennis Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresOccupation | private investigator ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationBasedOn | Gone, Baby, Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Ben Affleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWork | A Drink Before the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork |
A Drink Before the War
NERFINISHED
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Darkness, Take My Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ Gone, Baby, Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ Prayers for Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
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loyalty ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ trauma ⓘ urban violence ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| includesCharacter | Bubba Rogowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angela Gennaro
NERFINISHED
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Patrick Kenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Patrick Kenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Drink Before the War
NERFINISHED
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Darkness, Take My Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ Gone, Baby, Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonlight Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ Prayers for Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistBackground | working-class Boston neighborhoods ⓘ |
| protagonistRelationship |
childhood friends
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professional partners ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalTone |
dark
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gritty ⓘ psychologically intense ⓘ |
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Subject: Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels Description of subject: The Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels are a series of Boston-set crime thrillers by Dennis Lehane featuring two private investigators who tackle morally complex and often violent cases.
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this entity surface form:
Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro series