Inspector Appleby series
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The Inspector Appleby series is a collection of classic British detective novels by Michael Innes featuring the erudite Scotland Yard inspector John Appleby solving intricate, often intellectually playful mysteries.
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| Inspector Appleby series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20681718 — 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: Inspector Appleby series Context triple: [Michael Innes, hasSeries, Inspector Appleby series]
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A.
Inspector Cockrill series
The Inspector Cockrill series is a collection of classic British detective novels by Christianna Brand featuring the shrewd and unassuming Inspector Cockrill solving intricate murder mysteries.
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British television crime drama series based on Elizabeth George’s novels, following aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class partner Sergeant Barbara Havers as they solve complex murder cases.
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C.
Inspector Wembury
Inspector Wembury is a fictional police detective who appears as a central investigating character in Edgar Wallace’s crime novel "The Ringer."
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D.
Roderick Alleyn series
The Roderick Alleyn series is a collection of classic detective novels by Ngaio Marsh featuring the gentlemanly Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn solving intricate murder mysteries.
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E.
Inspector Banks novel series
The Inspector Banks novel series is a collection of crime novels by Peter Robinson featuring Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks as he investigates complex cases in the Yorkshire Dales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inspector Appleby series Target entity description: The Inspector Appleby series is a collection of classic British detective novels by Michael Innes featuring the erudite Scotland Yard inspector John Appleby solving intricate, often intellectually playful mysteries.
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A.
Inspector Cockrill series
The Inspector Cockrill series is a collection of classic British detective novels by Christianna Brand featuring the shrewd and unassuming Inspector Cockrill solving intricate murder mysteries.
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B.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British television crime drama series based on Elizabeth George’s novels, following aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class partner Sergeant Barbara Havers as they solve complex murder cases.
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C.
Inspector Wembury
Inspector Wembury is a fictional police detective who appears as a central investigating character in Edgar Wallace’s crime novel "The Ringer."
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D.
Roderick Alleyn series
The Roderick Alleyn series is a collection of classic detective novels by Ngaio Marsh featuring the gentlemanly Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn solving intricate murder mysteries.
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E.
Inspector Banks novel series
The Inspector Banks novel series is a collection of crime novels by Peter Robinson featuring Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks as he investigates complex cases in the Yorkshire Dales.
- F. None of above. chosen
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