Dortmunder series
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The Dortmunder series is a collection of comic crime novels by Donald E. Westlake featuring the chronically unlucky professional thief John Dortmunder and his misfit crew.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dortmunder series canonical | 1 |
| Dortmunder series adaptations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20746433 — 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: Dortmunder series Context triple: [Donald E. Westlake, notableWork, Dortmunder series]
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A.
Bernie Gunther series
The Bernie Gunther series is a set of historical crime novels by Philip Kerr featuring a cynical Berlin detective navigating the moral complexities of Nazi and postwar Germany.
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B.
Lewis Barnavelt series
The Lewis Barnavelt series is a set of middle-grade fantasy-horror novels, originally created by John Bellairs and later continued by Brad Strickland, following a young boy’s magical adventures with his eccentric uncle and their witch neighbor.
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C.
Paternoster Gang
The Paternoster Gang is a recurring trio of Victorian-era detectives in Doctor Who, consisting of the Silurian Madame Vastra, her human wife Jenny Flint, and the Sontaran warrior Strax.
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D.
Black Books
Black Books is a British sitcom centered on the misanthropic owner of a chaotic London bookshop, known for its dark humor and cult following.
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E.
Blackwood and Sons
Blackwood and Sons was a prominent 19th-century Scottish publishing house known for issuing influential literary works and the periodical Blackwood's Magazine.
- 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: Dortmunder series Target entity description: The Dortmunder series is a collection of comic crime novels by Donald E. Westlake featuring the chronically unlucky professional thief John Dortmunder and his misfit crew.
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A.
Bernie Gunther series
The Bernie Gunther series is a set of historical crime novels by Philip Kerr featuring a cynical Berlin detective navigating the moral complexities of Nazi and postwar Germany.
-
B.
Lewis Barnavelt series
The Lewis Barnavelt series is a set of middle-grade fantasy-horror novels, originally created by John Bellairs and later continued by Brad Strickland, following a young boy’s magical adventures with his eccentric uncle and their witch neighbor.
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C.
Paternoster Gang
The Paternoster Gang is a recurring trio of Victorian-era detectives in Doctor Who, consisting of the Silurian Madame Vastra, her human wife Jenny Flint, and the Sontaran warrior Strax.
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D.
Black Books
Black Books is a British sitcom centered on the misanthropic owner of a chaotic London bookshop, known for its dark humor and cult following.
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E.
Blackwood and Sons
Blackwood and Sons was a prominent 19th-century Scottish publishing house known for issuing influential literary works and the periodical Blackwood's Magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dortmunder series