The Lonely Silver Rain
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The Lonely Silver Rain is a crime novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his iconic detective Travis McGee in one of the final installments of the long-running series.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Lonely Silver Rain canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808880 — 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 Lonely Silver Rain Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, The Lonely Silver Rain]
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A.
The Lonely
"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
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B.
Slow the Rain
"Slow the Rain" is the 2005 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, showcasing her early indie-pop and folk-influenced sound.
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C.
Sunshine to the Rain
"Sunshine to the Rain" is a hip-hop and R&B-influenced violin-driven track by The Hip-Hop Violinist, Miri Ben-Ari, showcasing her signature fusion of classical strings with urban beats.
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D.
Box of Rain
"Box of Rain" is a reflective, folk-influenced song by the Grateful Dead, co-written by Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter and known for its poignant lyrics and harmonies.
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E.
Healing Rain
"Healing Rain" is a contemporary Christian worship song and album by Michael W. Smith known for its themes of spiritual renewal and emotional restoration.
- 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 Lonely Silver Rain Target entity description: The Lonely Silver Rain is a crime novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his iconic detective Travis McGee in one of the final installments of the long-running series.
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A.
The Lonely
"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
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B.
Slow the Rain
"Slow the Rain" is the 2005 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, showcasing her early indie-pop and folk-influenced sound.
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C.
Sunshine to the Rain
"Sunshine to the Rain" is a hip-hop and R&B-influenced violin-driven track by The Hip-Hop Violinist, Miri Ben-Ari, showcasing her signature fusion of classical strings with urban beats.
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D.
Box of Rain
"Box of Rain" is a reflective, folk-influenced song by the Grateful Dead, co-written by Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter and known for its poignant lyrics and harmonies.
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E.
Healing Rain
"Healing Rain" is a contemporary Christian worship song and album by Michael W. Smith known for its themes of spiritual renewal and emotional restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| follows | Free Fall in Crimson ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780394544495 ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
features aging Travis McGee reflecting on his life
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introduces revelation that Travis McGee has a daughter ⓘ last Travis McGee novel completed by John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | salvage consultant ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | private investigator ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aging and mortality
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ organized crime ⓘ parenthood revelation ⓘ stolen yachts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | American crime novels ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | final published novel in the Travis McGee series ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| series | Travis McGee series ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Florida
ⓘ
Fort Lauderdale ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
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Instruction
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