A Wanted Man
E401425
A Wanted Man is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring former military policeman Jack Reacher as he becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy while hitchhiking across the American Midwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Wanted Man canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949443 — 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: A Wanted Man Context triple: [Lee Child, notableWork, A Wanted Man]
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A.
The Man with the Gun
The Man with the Gun is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film about the Russian Revolution, notable for featuring actress Jarma Lewis among its cast.
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B.
Hit Man
Hit Man is a 2023 darkly comedic crime thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, loosely based on a true story about a mild-mannered professor who becomes an undercover fake contract killer for the police.
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C.
Last Time I Saw Him
"Last Time I Saw Him" is a 1973 soul-pop song, notably recorded by Diana Ross, that blends storytelling lyrics with a country-tinged Motown sound.
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D.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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E.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
- 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: A Wanted Man Target entity description: A Wanted Man is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring former military policeman Jack Reacher as he becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy while hitchhiking across the American Midwest.
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A.
The Man with the Gun
The Man with the Gun is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film about the Russian Revolution, notable for featuring actress Jarma Lewis among its cast.
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B.
Hit Man
Hit Man is a 2023 darkly comedic crime thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, loosely based on a true story about a mild-mannered professor who becomes an undercover fake contract killer for the police.
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C.
Last Time I Saw Him
"Last Time I Saw Him" is a 1973 soul-pop song, notably recorded by Diana Ross, that blends storytelling lyrics with a country-tinged Motown sound.
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D.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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E.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Lee Child ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Getty Images ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
CIA operatives
ⓘ
linked to:
CIA officers
FBI agents ⓘ |
| followedBy | Never Go Back ⓘ |
| follows | The Affair ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conspiracy
ⓘ
fugitive on the run ⓘ identity and deception ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-593-07264-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Jack Reacher universe ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | former military policeman ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast-paced action
ⓘ
twist-driven plot ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jack Reacher book series
ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Reacher universe
|
| plotElement |
counterterrorism operation
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hitchhiking across the Midwest ⓘ kidnapped woman ⓘ roadside diner confrontation ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Press
ⓘ
Delacorte Press ⓘ |
| series | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| setting |
American Midwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
Iowa ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-9/11 era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Wanted Man Description of subject: A Wanted Man is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring former military policeman Jack Reacher as he becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy while hitchhiking across the American Midwest.
Referenced by (3)
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