The Killing Hour
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The Killing Hour is a crime thriller novel by bestselling American author Lisa Gardner, featuring FBI profiler Kimberly Quincy as she investigates a serial killer who leaves pairs of victims in different locations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Killing Hour canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504238 — 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 Killing Hour Context triple: [Lisa Gardner, hasWritten, The Killing Hour]
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A.
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
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B.
Seven Days to a Killing
Seven Days to a Killing is a 1972 spy thriller novel by Clive Egleton, centered on a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped as part of a high-stakes blackmail plot.
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C.
Killing Times
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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D.
The Killing Hand
The Killing Hand is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater, featured on their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
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E.
The Final Hours
The Final Hours is a memoir by German Luftwaffe ace and later NATO commander Johannes Steinhoff, recounting his experiences during the final phase of World War II and its aftermath.
- 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 Killing Hour Target entity description: The Killing Hour is a crime thriller novel by bestselling American author Lisa Gardner, featuring FBI profiler Kimberly Quincy as she investigates a serial killer who leaves pairs of victims in different locations.
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A.
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
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B.
Seven Days to a Killing
Seven Days to a Killing is a 1972 spy thriller novel by Clive Egleton, centered on a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped as part of a high-stakes blackmail plot.
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C.
Killing Times
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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D.
The Killing Hand
The Killing Hand is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater, featured on their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
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E.
The Final Hours
The Final Hours is a memoir by German Luftwaffe ace and later NATO commander Johannes Steinhoff, recounting his experiences during the final phase of World War II and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Lisa Gardner ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | FBI profiler ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Kimberly Quincy ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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suspense ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorStatus | bestselling author ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780553584530 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistAffiliation | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| hasVictimPattern | pairs of victims left in different locations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kimberly Quincy ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of behavioral profiling in serial killer investigations
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featuring FBI profiler Kimberly Quincy as lead character ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Quincy family series ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
FBI profiler Kimberly Quincy investigates a serial killer who leaves pairs of victims in different locations.
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linked to:
FBI Profiler series
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| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| subject |
FBI investigations
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profiling ⓘ serial killers ⓘ |
| writtenByNationality | American author ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Killing Hour Description of subject: The Killing Hour is a crime thriller novel by bestselling American author Lisa Gardner, featuring FBI profiler Kimberly Quincy as she investigates a serial killer who leaves pairs of victims in different locations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.