The Case of the Velvet Claws
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The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Case of the Velvet Claws canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201178 — 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 Case of the Velvet Claws Context triple: [Perry Mason, firstAppearance, The Case of the Velvet Claws]
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A.
Queen of Suspense
"Queen of Suspense" is the popular nickname of bestselling American mystery and thriller author Mary Higgins Clark, renowned for her gripping, suspense-driven novels.
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B.
Criminal Chambers
Criminal Chambers are specialized judicial bodies within the Supreme Court of Peru responsible for adjudicating serious criminal cases and interpreting criminal law at the highest level.
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C.
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise is a 1990 nonfiction book by former CIA officer Antonio J. Mendez recounting his covert operations and expertise in espionage tradecraft.
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D.
Violet Trace
Violet Trace is a troubled Harlem hairdresser in Toni Morrison's novel "Jazz," whose violent act against her husband's young lover exposes the scars of her Southern past and the complexities of love, jealousy, and identity during the Harlem Renaissance.
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E.
Jane: A Murder
"Jane: A Murder" is a hybrid work of poetry, memoir, and true crime in which Maggie Nelson investigates the life and unsolved murder of her aunt Jane.
- 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 Case of the Velvet Claws Target entity description: The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
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A.
Queen of Suspense
"Queen of Suspense" is the popular nickname of bestselling American mystery and thriller author Mary Higgins Clark, renowned for her gripping, suspense-driven novels.
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B.
Criminal Chambers
Criminal Chambers are specialized judicial bodies within the Supreme Court of Peru responsible for adjudicating serious criminal cases and interpreting criminal law at the highest level.
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C.
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise is a 1990 nonfiction book by former CIA officer Antonio J. Mendez recounting his covert operations and expertise in espionage tradecraft.
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D.
Violet Trace
Violet Trace is a troubled Harlem hairdresser in Toni Morrison's novel "Jazz," whose violent act against her husband's young lover exposes the scars of her Southern past and the complexities of love, jealousy, and identity during the Harlem Renaissance.
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E.
Jane: A Murder
"Jane: A Murder" is a hybrid work of poetry, memoir, and true crime in which Maggie Nelson investigates the life and unsolved murder of her aunt Jane.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Perry Mason novel
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detective novel ⓘ |
| author | Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Charles L. McCann ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Della Street
ⓘ
Paul Drake ⓘ Perry Mason ⓘ |
| firstInSeries |
Perry Mason series
ⓘ
linked to:
Perry Mason
|
| genre |
legal thriller
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasLawTheme |
blackmail
ⓘ
criminal defense ⓘ murder investigation ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Case of the Sulky Girl ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | American detective fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing Perry Mason
ⓘ
launching the Perry Mason series ⓘ |
| originalPublisherCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| pageCount | 304 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| series | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| supportingCharacter |
Della Street
ⓘ
Paul Drake ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Case of the Velvet Claws Description of subject: The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
Referenced by (15)
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