Desert Star
E379913
Desert Star is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch working a cold case alongside LAPD detective Renée Ballard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desert Star canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3682185 — 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: Desert Star Context triple: [Michael Connelly, notableWork, Desert Star]
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A.
The Nomad
"The Nomad" is a music release by Australian actor and occasional musician Guy Pearce, showcasing his work as a recording artist beyond his film career.
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B.
Estrela Solitária
Estrela Solitária is the famous nickname of Brazilian football club Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, referencing its iconic lone star emblem.
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C.
Deadly Desert
The Deadly Desert is a vast, impassable wasteland of lethal sands that isolates the magical Land of Oz from the surrounding world in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series.
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D.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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E.
The Star
The Star is a 1952 drama film starring Bette Davis as a fading Hollywood actress struggling with the loss of her fame and career.
- 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: Desert Star Target entity description: Desert Star is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch working a cold case alongside LAPD detective Renée Ballard.
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A.
The Nomad
"The Nomad" is a music release by Australian actor and occasional musician Guy Pearce, showcasing his work as a recording artist beyond his film career.
-
B.
Estrela Solitária
Estrela Solitária is the famous nickname of Brazilian football club Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, referencing its iconic lone star emblem.
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C.
Deadly Desert
The Deadly Desert is a vast, impassable wasteland of lethal sands that isolates the magical Land of Oz from the surrounding world in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series.
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D.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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E.
The Star
The Star is a 1952 drama film starring Bette Davis as a fading Hollywood actress struggling with the loss of her fame and career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
fictional work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Connelly ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Harry Bosch
ⓘ
Renée Ballard ⓘ |
| featuresDetective |
Harry Bosch
ⓘ
Renée Ballard ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| follows | The Dark Hours ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistAffiliation |
LAPD
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Police Department
|
| hasProtagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Los Angeles crime
ⓘ
cold cases ⓘ justice ⓘ murder investigation ⓘ police procedure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Harry Bosch
ⓘ
Renée Ballard ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Harry Bosch series
ⓘ
Renée Ballard series ⓘ |
| plotFocus | cold case investigation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desert Star Description of subject: Desert Star is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch working a cold case alongside LAPD detective Renée Ballard.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.