By Reason of Insanity
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"By Reason of Insanity" is a dark psychological crime novel by Shane Stevens that delves into the mind of a serial killer and the investigators pursuing him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| By Reason of Insanity canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7438938 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: By Reason of Insanity Context triple: [Shane Stevens, notableWork, By Reason of Insanity]
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A.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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B.
Diary of a Madman
"Diary of a Madman" is a dark, horrorcore hip-hop track by the group Gravediggaz, known for its eerie production and macabre, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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D.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
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E.
The Lunatic Fringe
"The Lunatic Fringe" is a high-energy, rock-style entrance theme song used by WWE wrestler Dean Ambrose to underscore his wild, unpredictable persona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: By Reason of Insanity Target entity description: "By Reason of Insanity" is a dark psychological crime novel by Shane Stevens that delves into the mind of a serial killer and the investigators pursuing him.
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A.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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B.
Diary of a Madman
"Diary of a Madman" is a dark, horrorcore hip-hop track by the group Gravediggaz, known for its eerie production and macabre, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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D.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
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E.
The Lunatic Fringe
"The Lunatic Fringe" is a high-energy, rock-style entrance theme song used by WWE wrestler Dean Ambrose to underscore his wild, unpredictable persona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Shane Stevens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacterType |
FBI-style profiler
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police investigators ⓘ serial killer ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ serial killer fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | dark psychological crime novel ⓘ |
| hasTitle | By Reason of Insanity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
criminal investigation
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serial killer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of a serial killer’s inner life
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influence on later serial killer fiction ⓘ |
| settingType | urban United States ⓘ |
| theme |
criminal psychology
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law enforcement pursuit of criminals ⓘ nature of evil ⓘ psychopathy ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Shane Stevens ⓘ |
| workType | standalone novel ⓘ |
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: By Reason of Insanity Description of subject: "By Reason of Insanity" is a dark psychological crime novel by Shane Stevens that delves into the mind of a serial killer and the investigators pursuing him.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.