Dry Bones in the Valley
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Dry Bones in the Valley is a crime novel by Tom Bouman that follows a rural Pennsylvania cop investigating a murder amid fracking tensions and small-town secrets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dry Bones in the Valley (I Saw the Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round) | 2 |
| Dry Bones in the Valley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11782891 — 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: Dry Bones in the Valley Context triple: [C. L. Franklin, notableWork, Dry Bones in the Valley]
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A.
Dry Bones
Dry Bones is a skeletal Koopa enemy in the Mario series that collapses when stomped but soon reassembles and continues to pursue the player.
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B.
Dry as a Bone
Dry as a Bone is an early EP by the Seattle grunge band Green River, noted for its raw sound and influence on the emerging grunge movement.
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C.
Dust N' Bones
"Dust N' Bones" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, co-written by guitarist Izzy Stradlin and featured on their 1991 album "Use Your Illusion I."
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D.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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E.
Rattlin’ Bones
Rattlin’ Bones is a critically acclaimed country and folk-influenced album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, created in collaboration with Shane Nicholson.
- 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: Dry Bones in the Valley Target entity description: Dry Bones in the Valley is a crime novel by Tom Bouman that follows a rural Pennsylvania cop investigating a murder amid fracking tensions and small-town secrets.
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A.
Dry Bones
Dry Bones is a skeletal Koopa enemy in the Mario series that collapses when stomped but soon reassembles and continues to pursue the player.
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B.
Dry as a Bone
Dry as a Bone is an early EP by the Seattle grunge band Green River, noted for its raw sound and influence on the emerging grunge movement.
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C.
Dust N' Bones
"Dust N' Bones" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, co-written by guitarist Izzy Stradlin and featured on their 1991 album "Use Your Illusion I."
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D.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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E.
Rattlin’ Bones
Rattlin’ Bones is a critically acclaimed country and folk-influenced album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, created in collaboration with Shane Nicholson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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debut novel ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ |
| author | Tom Bouman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
environmental conflict
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fracking tensions ⓘ murder investigation ⓘ rural community life ⓘ small-town secrets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ rural noir ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
economic decline
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family secrets ⓘ isolation ⓘ landscape as character ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Fateful Mornings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
crime in small towns
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law enforcement ⓘ natural gas drilling ⓘ rural policing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | literary crime fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henry Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
atmospheric
ⓘ
dark ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
deputy
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rural police officer ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 2010s ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Henry Farrell series ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | rural Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Henry Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dry Bones in the Valley Description of subject: Dry Bones in the Valley is a crime novel by Tom Bouman that follows a rural Pennsylvania cop investigating a murder amid fracking tensions and small-town secrets.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
C. L. Franklin
this entity surface form:
Dry Bones in the Valley (I Saw the Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round)
this entity surface form:
Dry Bones in the Valley (I Saw the Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round)