Amos Decker
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Amos Decker is a fictional former football player turned detective with a perfect memory who stars as the protagonist in David Baldacci’s popular crime thriller series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amos Decker canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029071 — 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: Amos Decker Context triple: [David Baldacci, notableSeries, Amos Decker]
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A.
Evan Reilly
Evan Reilly is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series like "Ballers" and "The Walking Dead."
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B.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
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C.
Don Gately
Don Gately is a central character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," a former Demerol addict and ex-burglar who works as a live-in staffer at a Boston halfway house and struggles toward sobriety and moral responsibility.
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D.
Bill Denbrough
Bill Denbrough is a central member of the Losers' Club in Stephen King's horror universe, known for his leadership, stutter, and lifelong struggle against the shape-shifting entity known as It.
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E.
Malachi Flynn
Malachi Flynn is an American professional basketball player and standout point guard known for his collegiate success at San Diego State University and subsequent NBA 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: Amos Decker Target entity description: Amos Decker is a fictional former football player turned detective with a perfect memory who stars as the protagonist in David Baldacci’s popular crime thriller series.
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A.
Evan Reilly
Evan Reilly is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series like "Ballers" and "The Walking Dead."
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B.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
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C.
Don Gately
Don Gately is a central character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," a former Demerol addict and ex-burglar who works as a live-in staffer at a Boston halfway house and struggles toward sobriety and moral responsibility.
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D.
Bill Denbrough
Bill Denbrough is a central member of the Losers' Club in Stephen King's horror universe, known for his leadership, stutter, and lifelong struggle against the shape-shifting entity known as It.
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E.
Malachi Flynn
Malachi Flynn is an American professional basketball player and standout point guard known for his collegiate success at San Diego State University and subsequent NBA career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Amos Decker series ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Baldacci ⓘ |
| familyTragedy | loss of immediate family in a violent crime ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Memory Man ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasAbility | perfect memory ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryEvent |
career-ending football injury
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murder of his wife and daughter ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
hyperthymesia
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synesthesia ⓘ |
| hasSeriesOrder |
Long Shadows is book 7 in the Amos Decker series
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linked to:
Amos Decker series
Memory Man is book 1 in the Amos Decker series ⓘ
linked to:
Memory Man
Redemption is book 5 in the Amos Decker series ⓘ The Fallen is book 4 in the Amos Decker series ⓘ The Fix is book 3 in the Amos Decker series ⓘ
linked to:
Amos Decker series
The Last Mile is book 2 in the Amos Decker series ⓘ Walk the Wire is book 6 in the Amos Decker series ⓘ
linked to:
Amos Decker series
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
seeking justice for victims
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solving crimes ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cannot forget anything he sees or experiences
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highly analytical ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
former professional football player ⓘ |
| partOf |
David Baldacci bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
David Baldacci
|
| protagonistOf |
Long Shadows
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Memory Man ⓘ Redemption ⓘ The Fallen ⓘ The Fix ⓘ The Last Mile ⓘ Walk the Wire ⓘ |
| seriesAuthor | David Baldacci ⓘ |
| seriesPublisher | Grand Central Publishing ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | various locations in the United States ⓘ |
| worksAs |
consultant for law enforcement agencies
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consultant for the FBI ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amos Decker Description of subject: Amos Decker is a fictional former football player turned detective with a perfect memory who stars as the protagonist in David Baldacci’s popular crime thriller series.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.