I, Alex Cross
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"I, Alex Cross" is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson that follows detective Alex Cross as he investigates the brutal murder of a family member, uncovering a high-level conspiracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I, Alex Cross canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8085440 — 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: I, Alex Cross Context triple: [Alex Cross series, hasPart, I, Alex Cross]
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A.
Alex Cross’s Trial
"Alex Cross’s Trial" is a historical legal thriller by James Patterson (with Richard DiLallo) that shifts from the usual Alex Cross detective format to recount a harrowing story of racism, lynching, and courtroom drama in early 20th-century Mississippi.
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B.
Alex Cross Must Die
"Alex Cross Must Die" is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson’s long-running Alex Cross series, following the famed detective as he confronts a high-stakes, fast-paced new case.
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C.
Alex Cross series
The Alex Cross series is a popular collection of crime and thriller novels following a Washington, D.C. detective and psychologist as he investigates complex and often brutal cases.
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D.
Double Cross
Double Cross is the fictional swastika-like emblem used as the fascist symbol of Adenoid Hynkel’s regime in Charlie Chaplin’s film "The Great Dictator."
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E.
Double Cross
"Double Cross" is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson in the Alex Cross series, featuring the detective facing off against a copycat of one of his most notorious adversaries.
- 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: I, Alex Cross Target entity description: "I, Alex Cross" is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson that follows detective Alex Cross as he investigates the brutal murder of a family member, uncovering a high-level conspiracy.
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A.
Alex Cross’s Trial
"Alex Cross’s Trial" is a historical legal thriller by James Patterson (with Richard DiLallo) that shifts from the usual Alex Cross detective format to recount a harrowing story of racism, lynching, and courtroom drama in early 20th-century Mississippi.
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B.
Alex Cross Must Die
"Alex Cross Must Die" is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson’s long-running Alex Cross series, following the famed detective as he confronts a high-stakes, fast-paced new case.
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C.
Alex Cross series
The Alex Cross series is a popular collection of crime and thriller novels following a Washington, D.C. detective and psychologist as he investigates complex and often brutal cases.
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D.
Double Cross
Double Cross is the fictional swastika-like emblem used as the fascist symbol of Adenoid Hynkel’s regime in Charlie Chaplin’s film "The Great Dictator."
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E.
Double Cross
"Double Cross" is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson in the Alex Cross series, featuring the detective facing off against a copycat of one of his most notorious adversaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | James Patterson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| featuresProfession |
detective
ⓘ
police psychologist ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cross Fire ⓘ |
| follows | Cross Country ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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corruption ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ justice ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainAntagonistType | serial killer ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Alex Cross series ⓘ |
| protagonist | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| series | Alex Cross ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
family tragedy
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ serial killings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I, Alex Cross Description of subject: "I, Alex Cross" is a crime thriller novel by James Patterson that follows detective Alex Cross as he investigates the brutal murder of a family member, uncovering a high-level conspiracy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.