The Cuckoo's Calling
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The Cuckoo's Calling is a crime fiction novel, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, that introduces private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the suspicious death of a supermodel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Calling canonical | 8 |
| Cormoran Strike | 1 |
| Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5110802 — 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 Cuckoo's Calling Context triple: [J. K. Rowling, notableWork, The Cuckoo's Calling]
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A.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller film based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel, following an alcoholic divorcée who becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation.
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B.
The Keeper of Lost Causes
The Keeper of Lost Causes is a Danish crime thriller film (based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novel) that follows detective Carl Mørck as he investigates a cold missing-persons case with dark and unexpected twists.
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C.
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer is a 2010 political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski about a ghostwriter who uncovers dark secrets while working on the memoirs of a former British prime minister.
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D.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
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E.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a small river in Dorset, England, that flows through and gives its name to the coastal town of Bournemouth.
- 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 Cuckoo's Calling Target entity description: The Cuckoo's Calling is a crime fiction novel, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, that introduces private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the suspicious death of a supermodel.
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A.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller film based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel, following an alcoholic divorcée who becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation.
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B.
The Keeper of Lost Causes
The Keeper of Lost Causes is a Danish crime thriller film (based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novel) that follows detective Carl Mørck as he investigates a cold missing-persons case with dark and unexpected twists.
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C.
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer is a 2010 political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski about a ghostwriter who uncovers dark secrets while working on the memoirs of a former British prime minister.
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D.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
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E.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a small river in Dorset, England, that flows through and gives its name to the coastal town of Bournemouth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Strike (TV series) ⓘ |
| author | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Robert Galbraith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Noma Bar ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Silkworm ⓘ |
| follows | — ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences in London
ⓘ
identity and self-perception ⓘ media intrusion into private lives ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-1-4087-0397-3 ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination |
2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Mystery/Thriller)
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linked to:
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
|
| literaryStyle | realist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cormoran Strike
ⓘ
Robin Ellacott ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being published under a pseudonym later revealed as J. K. Rowling
ⓘ
introducing the character Cormoran Strike ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 449 ⓘ |
| plotFocus | investigation of a supermodel's suspicious death ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | private detective ⓘ |
| pseudonymRevealedDate | 2013-07 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013-04-18 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Mulholland Books
ⓘ
Sphere Books ⓘ |
| series | Cormoran Strike ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| subject |
celebrity culture
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fame ⓘ murder investigation ⓘ suicide and its investigation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
| tvAdaptationFirstAirDate | 2017-08-27 ⓘ |
| tvAdaptationNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| tvAdaptationTitle |
Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cuckoo's Calling
|
| victimCharacter | Lula Landry ⓘ |
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: The Cuckoo's Calling Description of subject: The Cuckoo's Calling is a crime fiction novel, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, that introduces private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the suspicious death of a supermodel.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Cuckoo's Calling
linked to: The Cuckoo's Calling