One Corpse Too Many
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One Corpse Too Many is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series, set during the English civil war and featuring the monk-sleuth investigating an extra body among executed rebels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| One Corpse Too Many canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684103 — 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: One Corpse Too Many Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, One Corpse Too Many]
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
The Charnel House
The Charnel House is a 1945 painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a twisted, skeletal pile of bodies as a powerful condemnation of war and human atrocity.
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C.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
Caja de Muertos
Caja de Muertos is a small, uninhabited island and nature reserve off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its beaches, lighthouse, and protected wildlife.
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E.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
- 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: One Corpse Too Many Target entity description: One Corpse Too Many is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series, set during the English civil war and featuring the monk-sleuth investigating an extra body among executed rebels.
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
The Charnel House
The Charnel House is a 1945 painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a twisted, skeletal pile of bodies as a powerful condemnation of war and human atrocity.
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C.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
Caja de Muertos
Caja de Muertos is a small, uninhabited island and nature reserve off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its beaches, lighthouse, and protected wildlife.
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E.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television episode ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Terry Griffiths ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hugh Beringar
ⓘ
King Stephen ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Monk's Hood
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linked to:
Monk’s Hood
|
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
historical mystery ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Cadfael television series episode "One Corpse Too Many"
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linked to:
Cadfael (TV series)
|
| hasInvestigator | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing Hugh Beringar as a recurring character in the Brother Cadfael series ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Brother Cadfael investigates a concealed murder
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discovery of an extra corpse among executed rebels ⓘ mass execution of rebels ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second Brother Cadfael novel ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Morbid Taste for Bones ⓘ |
| protagonist | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| series | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| settingConflict | English civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingEvent | The Anarchy ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| subgenre | monk detective fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
justice
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loyalty ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalEvents | 1138 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: One Corpse Too Many Description of subject: One Corpse Too Many is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series, set during the English civil war and featuring the monk-sleuth investigating an extra body among executed rebels.
Referenced by (5)
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