The Enemy
E401418
The Enemy is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring his iconic protagonist Jack Reacher in a prequel story set during his time as a U.S. Army military police officer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Enemy canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949435 — 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: The Enemy Context triple: [Lee Child, notableWork, The Enemy]
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A.
the Enemy
The Enemy is a biblical and theological title for the Devil, representing the ultimate adversary of God and humanity in Christian belief.
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B.
The Invisible Enemy
"The Invisible Enemy" is a 1977 Doctor Who television serial featuring the Fourth Doctor and introducing the robot dog companion K-9.
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C.
L’Assaut
L’Assaut is a French film best known for featuring actress Rachida Brakni in a prominent role.
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D.
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American political thriller film about martial law in New York City following a series of terrorist attacks, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis.
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E.
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within is a 1960 non-fiction book by Robert F. Kennedy detailing his investigation into corruption and organized crime within American labor unions.
- 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 Enemy Target entity description: The Enemy is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring his iconic protagonist Jack Reacher in a prequel story set during his time as a U.S. Army military police officer.
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A.
the Enemy
The Enemy is a biblical and theological title for the Devil, representing the ultimate adversary of God and humanity in Christian belief.
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B.
The Invisible Enemy
"The Invisible Enemy" is a 1977 Doctor Who television serial featuring the Fourth Doctor and introducing the robot dog companion K-9.
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C.
L’Assaut
L’Assaut is a French film best known for featuring actress Rachida Brakni in a prominent role.
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D.
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American political thriller film about martial law in New York City following a series of terrorist attacks, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis.
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E.
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within is a 1960 non-fiction book by Robert F. Kennedy detailing his investigation into corruption and organized crime within American labor unions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jack Reacher novel
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novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Lee Child ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| followedByInSeries | One Shot ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | Persuader ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Jack Reacher: The Enemy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-385-33668-0 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | U.S. Army military police officer ⓘ |
| market | adult fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleForJackReacher | prequel ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
chronologically earliest Jack Reacher story at time of publication
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explores Jack Reacher’s Army career ⓘ |
| placeInJackReacherTimeline | prequel to Killing Floor ⓘ |
| precededByInSeries | Persuader ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
conspiracy
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corruption ⓘ military politics ⓘ |
| protagonistRank | major ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Press
ⓘ
Delacorte Press ⓘ |
| series | Jack Reacher ⓘ |
| settingContext |
United States Army
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surface form:
U.S. Army
military police ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late Cold War era ⓘ |
| settingTime |
New Year’s Eve 1989
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early 1990 ⓘ |
| subject |
U.S. Army internal investigation
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suspicious death of a general ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspective | first person ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Enemy Description of subject: The Enemy is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring his iconic protagonist Jack Reacher in a prequel story set during his time as a U.S. Army military police officer.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.