Close Case
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Close Case is a legal thriller novel by Alafair Burke featuring prosecutor Samantha Kincaid as she investigates a politically charged shooting and uncovers deep-rooted corruption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Close Case canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6401352 — 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: Close Case Context triple: [Alafair Burke, notableWork, Close Case]
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Close
Close is the surname of acclaimed American actress Glenn Close, known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theater.
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Case
Case is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Close Harmony
Close Harmony is an Academy Award–winning short documentary film that portrays the collaboration between elderly retirees and Brooklyn schoolchildren as they prepare for a joint choral concert.
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Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 2011 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Craig Owens to battle a Cybermen threat in a department store.
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E.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.
- 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: Close Case Target entity description: Close Case is a legal thriller novel by Alafair Burke featuring prosecutor Samantha Kincaid as she investigates a politically charged shooting and uncovers deep-rooted corruption.
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A.
Close
Close is the surname of acclaimed American actress Glenn Close, known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theater.
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B.
Case
Case is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Close Harmony
Close Harmony is an Academy Award–winning short documentary film that portrays the collaboration between elderly retirees and Brooklyn schoolchildren as they prepare for a joint choral concert.
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D.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 2011 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Craig Owens to battle a Cybermen threat in a department store.
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E.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Alafair Burke ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorProfession |
former prosecutor
ⓘ
law professor ⓘ |
| centralEvent | politically charged police shooting ⓘ |
| containsElement |
courtroom scenes
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter | Samantha Kincaid ⓘ |
| follows | Missing Justice ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | features urban nighttime imagery of Portland ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780805073893 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none in Samantha Kincaid series (final volume) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | prosecutor ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | procedural ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Samantha Kincaid trilogy
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linked to:
Samantha Kincaid series
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| precededBy | Missing Justice ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer |
Multnomah County District Attorney's Office
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linked to:
Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office
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| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| series | Samantha Kincaid series ⓘ |
| seriesCharacter | Samantha Kincaid ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Portland, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
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| subjectMatter |
district attorney's office operations
ⓘ
law enforcement accountability ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
criminal justice system
ⓘ
media and politics ⓘ police misconduct ⓘ political corruption ⓘ prosecutorial ethics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| workOf | Alafair Burke ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Close Case Description of subject: Close Case is a legal thriller novel by Alafair Burke featuring prosecutor Samantha Kincaid as she investigates a politically charged shooting and uncovers deep-rooted corruption.
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