Hornet's Nest
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"Hornet's Nest" is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell that follows a newspaper reporter and a police chief investigating a series of murders in Charlotte, North Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hornet's Nest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11726591 — 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: Hornet's Nest Context triple: [Patricia Cornwell, notableWork, Hornet's Nest]
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A.
Hornet's Nest
Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
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B.
Hornets Nest
"Hornets Nest" is a film produced by Mandalay Pictures, best known as one of the studio’s notable releases.
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C.
Fighting Bees
Fighting Bees is the nickname for the athletic teams representing St. Ambrose University in collegiate sports.
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D.
The Wasp
The Wasp is a Marvel superhero, often portrayed as a size-changing, flying Avenger who fights alongside Ant-Man using advanced Pym particle technology.
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E.
Las Avispas
Las Avispas is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team from Santiago de Cuba, known as a fierce rival of Los Leones of Industriales.
- 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: Hornet's Nest Target entity description: "Hornet's Nest" is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell that follows a newspaper reporter and a police chief investigating a series of murders in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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A.
Hornet's Nest
Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
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B.
Hornets Nest
"Hornets Nest" is a film produced by Mandalay Pictures, best known as one of the studio’s notable releases.
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C.
Fighting Bees
Fighting Bees is the nickname for the athletic teams representing St. Ambrose University in collegiate sports.
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D.
The Wasp
The Wasp is a Marvel superhero, often portrayed as a size-changing, flying Avenger who fights alongside Ant-Man using advanced Pym particle technology.
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E.
Las Avispas
Las Avispas is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team from Santiago de Cuba, known as a fierce rival of Los Leones of Industriales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| followsCharacter |
newspaper reporter
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police chief ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Patricia Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime investigation
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journalism ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ murder ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainPlot | investigation of a series of murders in Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInState | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hornet's Nest Description of subject: "Hornet's Nest" is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell that follows a newspaper reporter and a police chief investigating a series of murders in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.