Darkness, Take My Hand
E272332
Darkness, Take My Hand is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront a series of brutal, seemingly connected murders from their past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darkness, Take My Hand canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2490348 — 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: Darkness, Take My Hand Context triple: [Dennis Lehane, notableWork, Darkness, Take My Hand]
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A.
Give Up the Ghost
"Give Up the Ghost" is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile that blends folk, rock, and Americana influences and helped solidify her critical acclaim.
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B.
In the Still of the Night
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular 1937 American standard written by Cole Porter for the film "Rosalie," later widely recorded by leading vocalists and big bands.
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C.
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark is a 1967 suspense thriller film about a blind woman terrorized by criminals searching for hidden drugs in her apartment.
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D.
Deep in the Night
"Deep in the Night" is a 1978 soul and R&B album by legendary American singer Etta James, showcasing her powerful vocals in a mix of contemporary and classic styles.
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E.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
- 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: Darkness, Take My Hand Target entity description: Darkness, Take My Hand is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront a series of brutal, seemingly connected murders from their past.
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A.
Give Up the Ghost
"Give Up the Ghost" is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile that blends folk, rock, and Americana influences and helped solidify her critical acclaim.
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B.
In the Still of the Night
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular 1937 American standard written by Cole Porter for the film "Rosalie," later widely recorded by leading vocalists and big bands.
-
C.
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark is a 1967 suspense thriller film about a blind woman terrorized by criminals searching for hidden drugs in her apartment.
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D.
Deep in the Night
"Deep in the Night" is a 1978 soul and R&B album by legendary American singer Etta James, showcasing her powerful vocals in a mix of contemporary and classic styles.
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E.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Dennis Lehane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| features | private investigators ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Bubba Rogowski ⓘ |
| follows | A Drink Before the War ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel in a series ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
past crimes
ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ revenge ⓘ serial murder ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
confronting the past
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ friendship and loyalty ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
gritty ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angela Gennaro
ⓘ
linked to:
Angie Gennaro
Patrick Kenzie ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick Kenzie in Gone Baby Gone
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic depictions of violence
ⓘ
psychological depth of characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Kenzie and Gennaro series ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | second book in the Kenzie and Gennaro series ⓘ |
| protagonistNarrator |
Patrick Kenzie
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick Kenzie in Gone Baby Gone
|
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| setIn |
Boston
ⓘ
Dorchester, Boston ⓘ
linked to:
Dorchester neighborhood of Boston
|
| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Darkness, Take My Hand Description of subject: Darkness, Take My Hand is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront a series of brutal, seemingly connected murders from their past.
Referenced by (9)
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