A Time to Kill (novel)
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A Time to Kill (novel) is John Grisham’s debut legal thriller about a young lawyer defending a Black father who kills the white men who brutally assaulted his daughter in a racially divided Mississippi town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Time to Kill | 3 |
| A Time to Kill (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7499422 — 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)
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Target entity: A Time to Kill (novel) Context triple: [A Time to Kill, basedOn, A Time to Kill (novel)]
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A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill is a 1996 legal drama film based on John Grisham's novel, centered on a racially charged trial in Mississippi.
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B.
In the Heat of the Night
"In the Heat of the Night" is the 1979 debut studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, featuring her breakthrough hit "Heartbreaker" and establishing her as a major figure in rock music.
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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American crime drama film starring Sidney Poitier as a Black detective investigating a murder in a racially tense Southern town, noted for its powerful exploration of racism and social justice.
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In the Heat of the Night (novel)
"In the Heat of the Night" is a 1965 crime novel by John Ball that introduces Black police detective Virgil Tibbs as he investigates a racially charged murder in a small Southern town.
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E.
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 American courtroom drama film about the retrial of civil rights activist Medgar Evers’ assassin, featuring James Woods in an acclaimed supporting role.
- 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: A Time to Kill (novel) Target entity description: A Time to Kill (novel) is John Grisham’s debut legal thriller about a young lawyer defending a Black father who kills the white men who brutally assaulted his daughter in a racially divided Mississippi town.
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A.
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill is a 1996 legal drama film based on John Grisham's novel, centered on a racially charged trial in Mississippi.
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B.
In the Heat of the Night
"In the Heat of the Night" is the 1979 debut studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, featuring her breakthrough hit "Heartbreaker" and establishing her as a major figure in rock music.
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C.
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American crime drama film starring Sidney Poitier as a Black detective investigating a murder in a racially tense Southern town, noted for its powerful exploration of racism and social justice.
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D.
In the Heat of the Night (novel)
"In the Heat of the Night" is a 1965 crime novel by John Ball that introduces Black police detective Virgil Tibbs as he investigates a racially charged murder in a small Southern town.
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E.
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 American courtroom drama film about the retrial of civil rights activist Medgar Evers’ assassin, featuring James Woods in an acclaimed supporting role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
A Time to Kill (1996 film)
NERFINISHED
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A Time to Kill (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Unknown ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 813/.54 ⓘ |
| fictionalTown | Clanton, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
A Time for Mercy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sycamore Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-440-21172-7 ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PS3557.R5355 T56 1989 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carl Lee Hailey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Roark NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Brigance NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Wilbanks NERFINISHED ⓘ Rufus Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonya Hailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | being John Grisham's first published novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1989-06-01 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 480 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Jake Brigance series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young white lawyer defends a Black father who kills the white men who raped his daughter in a racially divided Mississippi town. ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Jake Brigance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | defense attorney for Carl Lee Hailey ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Wynwood Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal trials
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race relations in the United States ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| theme |
legal ethics
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morality of the death penalty ⓘ racial tension ⓘ racism ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
A Time to Kill
this entity surface form:
A Time to Kill
subject surface form:
John Grisham
this entity surface form:
A Time to Kill