Dead Man’s Footsteps
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Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Man’s Footsteps canonical | 5 |
| Dead Man's Footsteps | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029005 — 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: Dead Man’s Footsteps Context triple: [Peter James, notableWork, Dead Man’s Footsteps]
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A.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
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B.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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C.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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D.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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E.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
- 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: Dead Man’s Footsteps Target entity description: Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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A.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
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B.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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C.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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D.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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E.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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crime thriller novel ⓘ novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter James ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace
ⓘ
linked to:
Roy Grace
|
| followedByWork | Dead Tomorrow ⓘ |
| followsWork | Not Dead Enough ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British crime novel
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British thriller novel ⓘ novel by Peter James ⓘ novel set in Brighton ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of past actions
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identity ⓘ police investigation ⓘ secrets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | fourth book in the Roy Grace series ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roy Grace ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Roy Grace series ⓘ |
| plotElement |
long-buried secret
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mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Sussex Police ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | detective superintendent ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
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| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Brighton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Man’s Footsteps Description of subject: Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dead Man’s Footsteps