Hardcase
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Hardcase is a crime novel by Dan Simmons that follows a tough ex-cop turned private investigator drawn into a violent and morally complex case.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hardcase canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17336359 — 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: Hardcase Context triple: [Dan Simmons, notableWork, Hardcase]
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A.
Tiffany Case
Tiffany Case is a fictional diamond smuggler and Bond girl who appears as a major character in Ian Fleming’s James Bond story "Diamonds Are Forever."
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B.
Housse
Housse is a village in the municipality of Blegny in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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C.
Basket Case
"Basket Case" is a 1994 punk rock song by Green Day, known as one of their breakthrough hits from the album *Dookie* and a defining track of 1990s pop-punk.
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D.
Cassetti
Cassetti is the notorious gangster and child kidnapper from Agatha Christie's novel "Murder on the Orient Express," who operates under the alias Samuel Ratchett.
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E.
Leather Head
Leather Head is a track by the artist Home Body, likely featuring their characteristic experimental electronic and indie-pop sound.
- 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: Hardcase Target entity description: Hardcase is a crime novel by Dan Simmons that follows a tough ex-cop turned private investigator drawn into a violent and morally complex case.
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A.
Tiffany Case
Tiffany Case is a fictional diamond smuggler and Bond girl who appears as a major character in Ian Fleming’s James Bond story "Diamonds Are Forever."
-
B.
Housse
Housse is a village in the municipality of Blegny in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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C.
Basket Case
"Basket Case" is a 1994 punk rock song by Green Day, known as one of their breakthrough hits from the album *Dookie* and a defining track of 1990s pop-punk.
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D.
Cassetti
Cassetti is the notorious gangster and child kidnapper from Agatha Christie's novel "Murder on the Orient Express," who operates under the alias Samuel Ratchett.
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E.
Leather Head
Leather Head is a track by the artist Home Body, likely featuring their characteristic experimental electronic and indie-pop sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.