A Stranger Is Watching
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A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Stranger Is Watching canonical | 13 |
| 1977 (A Stranger Is Watching) | 1 |
| A Stranger Is Watching (film) | 1 |
| A Stranger Is Watching (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048030 — 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: A Stranger Is Watching Context triple: [Mary Higgins Clark, notableWork, A Stranger Is Watching]
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A.
I Was a Stranger
"I Was a Stranger" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, released under his former stage name Smog and noted for its stark, introspective indie-folk style.
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B.
Somebody's Watching Me
"Somebody's Watching Me" is a 1984 synth-pop and R&B hit single by Rockwell, best known for its paranoid lyrics and Michael Jackson-sung chorus.
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C.
Watching Out
"Watching Out" is a non-fiction book by Australian barrister and human rights advocate Julian Burnside, in which he reflects on justice, civil liberties, and the treatment of refugees in contemporary Australia.
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D.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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E.
No One Knows
"No One Knows" is a hit rock single by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its driving riff, enigmatic lyrics, and prominence on their breakthrough album "Songs for the Deaf."
- 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: A Stranger Is Watching Target entity description: A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
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A.
I Was a Stranger
"I Was a Stranger" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, released under his former stage name Smog and noted for its stark, introspective indie-folk style.
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B.
Somebody's Watching Me
"Somebody's Watching Me" is a 1984 synth-pop and R&B hit single by Rockwell, best known for its paranoid lyrics and Michael Jackson-sung chorus.
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C.
Watching Out
"Watching Out" is a non-fiction book by Australian barrister and human rights advocate Julian Burnside, in which he reflects on justice, civil liberties, and the treatment of refugees in contemporary Australia.
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D.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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E.
No One Knows
"No One Knows" is a hit rock single by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its driving riff, enigmatic lyrics, and prominence on their breakthrough album "Songs for the Deaf."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ suspense novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
A Stranger Is Watching (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Stranger Is Watching
|
| author | Mary Higgins Clark ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Stranger Is Watching ⓘ |
| centralConflict | race to save a kidnapped child from a calculating killer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Sean S. Cunningham ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ suspense fiction ⓘ |
| hasKillerCharacter | psychopathic kidnapper ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family
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fear ⓘ justice ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Julie
ⓘ
Neil ⓘ Sharon Martin ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of Mary Higgins Clark’s suspense style ⓘ |
| partOf | Mary Higgins Clark bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The novel centers on the abduction of a child by a calculating killer and the desperate efforts to rescue the victim before it is too late. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Grand Central Terminal
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Stranger Is Watching Description of subject: A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A Stranger Is Watching
subject linked to:
A Stranger Is Watching
subject linked to:
Mary
linked to: A Stranger Is Watching
subject linked to:
Higgins Clark
subject linked to:
Sean Cunningham