The Green Ripper
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The Green Ripper is a crime thriller novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, known for its darker, more violent tone and themes of revenge and domestic terrorism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Green Ripper canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808879 — 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 Green Ripper Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, The Green Ripper]
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A.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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B.
The Rip
The Rip is a notoriously narrow and treacherous entrance channel between Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait in Victoria, Australia, known for its strong tidal currents and hazardous navigation conditions.
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C.
Green for Danger
Green for Danger is a 1946 British mystery film set in a wartime hospital, renowned for its blend of whodunit suspense and dark humor.
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D.
The Green Rust
The Green Rust is a 1919 crime thriller novel by Edgar Wallace involving a sinister plot to destroy the world’s wheat supply.
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E.
Green Goliath
Green Goliath is a powerful, monstrous alter ego of Bruce Banner better known as the Hulk in Marvel Comics.
- 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 Green Ripper Target entity description: The Green Ripper is a crime thriller novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, known for its darker, more violent tone and themes of revenge and domestic terrorism.
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A.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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B.
The Rip
The Rip is a notoriously narrow and treacherous entrance channel between Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait in Victoria, Australia, known for its strong tidal currents and hazardous navigation conditions.
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C.
Green for Danger
Green for Danger is a 1946 British mystery film set in a wartime hospital, renowned for its blend of whodunit suspense and dark humor.
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D.
The Green Rust
The Green Rust is a 1919 crime thriller novel by Edgar Wallace involving a sinister plot to destroy the world’s wheat supply.
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E.
Green Goliath
Green Goliath is a powerful, monstrous alter ego of Bruce Banner better known as the Hulk in Marvel Comics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Travis McGee novel
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crime thriller novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Robert A. Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Meyer
ⓘ
linked to:
Meyer Meyer
|
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780397013690 ⓘ |
| hasPrequel | The Empty Copper Sea ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Free Fall in Crimson ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darker tone than earlier Travis McGee novels
ⓘ
graphic violence ⓘ |
| pageCount | 253 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Travis McGee series ⓘ |
| plotElement |
death of Travis McGee’s lover
ⓘ
infiltration of a violent cult-like terrorist group ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | salvage consultant ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| seriesProtagonist |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| setting |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Florida ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic terrorism
ⓘ
grief ⓘ revenge ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
ⓘ
violent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Green Ripper Description of subject: The Green Ripper is a crime thriller novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, known for its darker, more violent tone and themes of revenge and domestic terrorism.
Referenced by (3)
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