The Riddle of the Third Mile
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The Riddle of the Third Mile is a crime novel in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, featuring a complex murder investigation set in Oxford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Riddle of the Third Mile canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949497 — 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: The Riddle of the Third Mile Context triple: [Colin Dexter, notableWork, The Riddle of the Third Mile]
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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B.
The Man in the Maze
The Man in the Maze is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows a telepathically altered diplomat who retreats into an alien-built labyrinth to escape humanity’s tormenting thoughts.
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C.
The Journey
The Journey is a film score composed by Academy Award–winning British composer Stephen Warbeck.
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D.
Law of the Journey
Law of the Journey is a monumental inflatable boat sculpture by Ai Weiwei that powerfully addresses the global refugee crisis and human displacement.
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E.
The Pursuit
The Pursuit is a jazz-pop studio album by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, showcasing his blend of jazz standards, pop covers, and original compositions.
- 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: The Riddle of the Third Mile Target entity description: The Riddle of the Third Mile is a crime novel in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, featuring a complex murder investigation set in Oxford.
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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B.
The Man in the Maze
The Man in the Maze is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows a telepathically altered diplomat who retreats into an alien-built labyrinth to escape humanity’s tormenting thoughts.
-
C.
The Journey
The Journey is a film score composed by Academy Award–winning British composer Stephen Warbeck.
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D.
Law of the Journey
Law of the Journey is a monumental inflatable boat sculpture by Ai Weiwei that powerfully addresses the global refugee crisis and human displacement.
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E.
The Pursuit
The Pursuit is a jazz-pop studio album by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, showcasing his blend of jazz standards, pop covers, and original compositions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Colin Dexter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features |
Inspector Morse
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Wench Is Dead ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse |
Inspector Morse universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Inspector Morse
|
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Inspector Morse ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Oxford colleges
ⓘ
murder ⓘ police investigation ⓘ |
| hasSupportingCharacter |
Sergeant Lewis
ⓘ
linked to:
Sergeant Robbie Lewis
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Inspector Morse ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Inspector Morse ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Secret of Annexe 3 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
|
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Riddle of the Third Mile Description of subject: The Riddle of the Third Mile is a crime novel in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, featuring a complex murder investigation set in Oxford.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.