Kay Scarpetta series
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The Kay Scarpetta series is a popular crime novel collection by Patricia Cornwell featuring a forensic pathologist who solves complex and often grisly murder cases.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kay Scarpetta series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11726540 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kay Scarpetta series Context triple: [Patricia Cornwell, notableWork, Kay Scarpetta series]
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A.
FBI Profiler series
The FBI Profiler series is a collection of crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner that follows expert criminal profilers as they investigate complex, often dark and psychologically driven 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.
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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D.
Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels
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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E.
Casey Gardner
Casey Gardner is a central character in the TV series "Atypical," known as Sam Gardner’s athletic, outspoken younger sister who struggles to balance family loyalty with her own identity and ambitions.
- 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: Kay Scarpetta series Target entity description: The Kay Scarpetta series is a popular crime novel collection by Patricia Cornwell featuring a forensic pathologist who solves complex and often grisly murder cases.
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A.
FBI Profiler series
The FBI Profiler series is a collection of crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner that follows expert criminal profilers as they investigate complex, often dark and psychologically driven 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.
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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D.
Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro novels
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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E.
Casey Gardner
Casey Gardner is a central character in the TV series "Atypical," known as Sam Gardner’s athletic, outspoken younger sister who struggles to balance family loyalty with her own identity and ambitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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crime novel series ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresProfession | forensic pathologist ⓘ |
| firstBook | Postmortem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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forensic crime fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasBook |
All That Remains
NERFINISHED
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Autopsy ⓘ Black Notice NERFINISHED ⓘ Blow Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Body of Evidence NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Cause of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaos NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruel and Unusual NERFINISHED ⓘ Depraved Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ Flesh and Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ From Potter's Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Identity Unknown NERFINISHED ⓘ Livid NERFINISHED ⓘ Point of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Mortuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Postmortem NERFINISHED ⓘ Predator NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Mist NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ The Body Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bone Bed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarpetta Factor NERFINISHED ⓘ Trace NERFINISHED ⓘ Unnatural Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Unnatural Exposure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed forensic pathology descriptions
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strong female lead character ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
NERFINISHED
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G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ Scribner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter |
Benton Wesley
NERFINISHED
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Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Farinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Marino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Florida
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
forensic science in criminal investigations
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law enforcement collaboration ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ serial murder ⓘ |
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