The Distant Echo
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The Distant Echo is a crime novel by Val McDermid that follows a group of former university students haunted by a decades-old murder case that resurfaces with new evidence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Distant Echo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19865443 — 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: The Distant Echo Context triple: [Val McDermid, notableWork, The Distant Echo]
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A.
An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness is a Christian historical romance novel by Francine Rivers that continues the story begun in A Voice in the Wind, exploring themes of faith, sacrifice, and redemption in the context of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes is a 1999 supernatural horror film starring Kevin Bacon, known for its psychological tension and themes of hypnosis, haunting, and buried secrets in a Chicago neighborhood.
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C.
An Echo, a Stain
"An Echo, a Stain" is a dark, atmospheric song by Icelandic artist Björk from her 2001 album *Vespertine*, noted for its intimate vocals and minimalist electronic production.
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D.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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E.
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, known for its dance-punk and new wave–influenced sound and association with the Saddle Creek Records scene.
- 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: The Distant Echo Target entity description: The Distant Echo is a crime novel by Val McDermid that follows a group of former university students haunted by a decades-old murder case that resurfaces with new evidence.
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A.
An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness is a Christian historical romance novel by Francine Rivers that continues the story begun in A Voice in the Wind, exploring themes of faith, sacrifice, and redemption in the context of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes is a 1999 supernatural horror film starring Kevin Bacon, known for its psychological tension and themes of hypnosis, haunting, and buried secrets in a Chicago neighborhood.
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C.
An Echo, a Stain
"An Echo, a Stain" is a dark, atmospheric song by Icelandic artist Björk from her 2001 album *Vespertine*, noted for its intimate vocals and minimalist electronic production.
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D.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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E.
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, known for its dance-punk and new wave–influenced sound and association with the Saddle Creek Records scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.