Jack McEvoy
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Jack McEvoy is a fictional crime reporter and recurring protagonist in Michael Connelly’s crime novels, notably featured in "The Poet."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack McEvoy canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3682262 — 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: Jack McEvoy Context triple: [Michael Connelly, notableCharacterCreated, Jack McEvoy]
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A.
Max O’Hara
Max O’Hara is a fast-talking, ambitious showman and nightclub promoter who brings the giant gorilla Joe to Hollywood in the 1949 adventure film "Mighty Joe Young."
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B.
Mitch Mahoney
Mitch Mahoney is a tough, streetwise "comfort counselor" character in the musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, who provides support and consolation to eliminated contestants.
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C.
Jimmy McNulty
Jimmy McNulty is a flawed but doggedly principled Baltimore homicide detective and central figure in the television series "The Wire," known for his rebellious streak and obsession with bringing down major criminals.
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D.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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E.
Walter Nash
Walter Nash was a prominent New Zealand statesman who served as the country’s 27th prime minister and a leading figure in the Labour Party during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Jack McEvoy Target entity description: Jack McEvoy is a fictional crime reporter and recurring protagonist in Michael Connelly’s crime novels, notably featured in "The Poet."
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A.
Max O’Hara
Max O’Hara is a fast-talking, ambitious showman and nightclub promoter who brings the giant gorilla Joe to Hollywood in the 1949 adventure film "Mighty Joe Young."
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B.
Mitch Mahoney
Mitch Mahoney is a tough, streetwise "comfort counselor" character in the musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, who provides support and consolation to eliminated contestants.
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C.
Jimmy McNulty
Jimmy McNulty is a flawed but doggedly principled Baltimore homicide detective and central figure in the television series "The Wire," known for his rebellious streak and obsession with bringing down major criminals.
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D.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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E.
Walter Nash
Walter Nash was a prominent New Zealand statesman who served as the country’s 27th prime minister and a leading figure in the Labour Party during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fair Warning
ⓘ
The Poet ⓘ The Scarecrow ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denver
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| characterType | recurring protagonist ⓘ |
| creator | Michael Connelly ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Sean McEvoy ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Jack McEvoy series ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | investigative reporting on serial killers ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime reporter
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| professionFocus | investigative journalism ⓘ |
| role |
protagonist in Fair Warning
ⓘ
protagonist in The Poet ⓘ protagonist in The Scarecrow ⓘ |
| sharesUniverseWith |
Harry Bosch
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Mickey Haller ⓘ |
| themeInStories |
media and crime
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serial murder investigations ⓘ |
| universe | Michael Connelly universe ⓘ |
| worksFor | Rocky Mountain News ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack McEvoy Description of subject: Jack McEvoy is a fictional crime reporter and recurring protagonist in Michael Connelly’s crime novels, notably featured in "The Poet."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.