"Dead Lions" (2013 novel)
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"Dead Lions" is a 2013 spy novel by Mick Herron in the Slough House series, following sidelined MI5 agents as they investigate the suspicious death of a former Cold War operative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Dead Lions" (2013 novel) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: "Dead Lions" (2013 novel) Context triple: [Slow Horses, secondSeasonBasedOn, "Dead Lions" (2013 novel)]
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The Incorruptible
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Lions and Shadows
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City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
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The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
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Fierce Creatures
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: "Dead Lions" (2013 novel) Target entity description: "Dead Lions" is a 2013 spy novel by Mick Herron in the Slough House series, following sidelined MI5 agents as they investigate the suspicious death of a former Cold War operative.
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A.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
Lions and Shadows
Lions and Shadows is an autobiographical novel by Christopher Isherwood that blends memoir and fiction to depict his early life and literary development in 1920s England.
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C.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
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D.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
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E.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British comedy film, conceived as a spiritual successor to A Fish Called Wanda, featuring John Cleese and other members of that ensemble in a farcical story about a struggling zoo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slough House novel
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novel ⓘ spy novel ⓘ |
| author | Mick Herron ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Dagger
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surface form:
CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year
Gold Dagger ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Security Service (MI5)
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surface form:
MI5
Slough House series ⓘ
surface form:
Slough House
|
| followedBy |
"Real Tigers" (2016 novel)
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surface form:
Real Tigers
|
| follows | Slow Horses ⓘ |
| genre |
spy fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation |
Slow Horses
ⓘ
surface form:
Slough House
|
| hasHumorStyle | dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Cold War legacy
ⓘ
bureaucracy in espionage ⓘ disgraced spies ⓘ intelligence services ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging spies
ⓘ
institutional failure ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
| hasTone |
gritty
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardCategory | crime novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Catherine Standish
ⓘ
Jackson Lamb ⓘ Louisa Guy ⓘ River Cartwright ⓘ Roderick Ho ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of espionage and dark humor
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depiction of sidelined MI5 agents ⓘ |
| partOf | Jackson Lamb series ⓘ |
| plotFocus | suspicious death of a former Cold War operative ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher |
John Murray
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Soho Press ⓘ |
| series |
Slough House series
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surface form:
Slough House
|
| setIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Cold War era ⓘ |
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Subject: "Dead Lions" (2013 novel) Description of subject: "Dead Lions" is a 2013 spy novel by Mick Herron in the Slough House series, following sidelined MI5 agents as they investigate the suspicious death of a former Cold War operative.
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