The Big Bad Wolf
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The Big Bad Wolf is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson featuring detective Alex Cross as he hunts a ruthless Russian mobster involved in human trafficking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Bad Wolf canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8085433 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Big Bad Wolf Context triple: [Alex Cross series, hasPart, The Big Bad Wolf]
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A.
Big Bad Wolf (Shrek)
Big Bad Wolf (Shrek) is a recurring fairy-tale character in the Shrek film series, portrayed as a laid-back, pajama-wearing wolf who subverts his traditional villainous role with deadpan humor and a friendly demeanor.
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B.
Wolfie the Wolf
Wolfie the Wolf is the cartoon wolf mascot representing Boston Latin School at its athletic and school spirit events.
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C.
Boo Hoo the Bear
Boo Hoo the Bear is the costumed mascot representing Queen's University at Kingston, symbolizing school spirit and supporting the university’s athletic teams and events.
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D.
Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Rabbit is a clever, mischievous trickster figure from African American and Southern U.S. folklore, best known for outwitting more powerful opponents through his wit and cunning.
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E.
The Cowardly Lion
The Cowardly Lion is a fictional lion from L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories, best known as Dorothy’s timid yet ultimately brave companion in "The Wizard of Oz."
- 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 Big Bad Wolf Target entity description: The Big Bad Wolf is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson featuring detective Alex Cross as he hunts a ruthless Russian mobster involved in human trafficking.
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A.
Big Bad Wolf (Shrek)
Big Bad Wolf (Shrek) is a recurring fairy-tale character in the Shrek film series, portrayed as a laid-back, pajama-wearing wolf who subverts his traditional villainous role with deadpan humor and a friendly demeanor.
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B.
Wolfie the Wolf
Wolfie the Wolf is the cartoon wolf mascot representing Boston Latin School at its athletic and school spirit events.
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C.
Boo Hoo the Bear
Boo Hoo the Bear is the costumed mascot representing Queen's University at Kingston, symbolizing school spirit and supporting the university’s athletic teams and events.
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D.
Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Rabbit is a clever, mischievous trickster figure from African American and Southern U.S. folklore, best known for outwitting more powerful opponents through his wit and cunning.
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E.
The Cowardly Lion
The Cowardly Lion is a fictional lion from L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories, best known as Dorothy’s timid yet ultimately brave companion in "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller novel
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novel ⓘ |
| antagonistDescription | ruthless Russian mobster ⓘ |
| author | James Patterson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
human trafficking
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kidnapping ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| followedBy | London Bridges ⓘ |
| follows | Four Blind Mice ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasDetectiveCharacter | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | popular fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of human trafficking by Russian mafia ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Alex Cross franchise
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linked to:
Alex Cross series
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| protagonistName | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| series | Alex Cross series ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Bad Wolf Description of subject: The Big Bad Wolf is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson featuring detective Alex Cross as he hunts a ruthless Russian mobster involved in human trafficking.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.