The Goliath Bone
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The Goliath Bone is a hardboiled detective novel by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins featuring private investigator Mike Hammer in a modern, post-9/11 thriller involving biblical relics and international intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Goliath Bone canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8715538 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Goliath Bone Context triple: [Mike Hammer, appearsIn, The Goliath Bone]
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- 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 Goliath Bone Target entity description: The Goliath Bone is a hardboiled detective novel by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins featuring private investigator Mike Hammer in a modern, post-9/11 thriller involving biblical relics and international intrigue.
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A.
The Magnificent Brute
The Magnificent Brute is a 1936 American drama film from Universal Pictures, notable as a working-class story set around a steel mill and featuring performances by actors such as Gertrude Michael and Victor McLaglen.
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B.
The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw is a 1957 American science fiction monster film about a gigantic bird-like creature terrorizing the Earth.
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C.
The Black Tusk
The Black Tusk is a striking, jagged volcanic pinnacle in British Columbia’s Garibaldi Provincial Park, renowned as an iconic landmark and popular hiking destination in the Coast Mountains.
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D.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
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E.
The Blue Monster
The Blue Monster is a famously challenging golf course known for its long layout, water hazards, and prominent role in professional tournaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hardboiled detective novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author |
Max Allan Collins
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Mickey Spillane ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Max Allan Collins ⓘ |
| coAuthorRole | posthumous collaborator ⓘ |
| continuationOf |
Mike Hammer novels by Mickey Spillane
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linked to:
Mike Hammer
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featureCharacter | Mike Hammer ⓘ |
| featuresProtagonist | private investigator ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | private investigator ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
man versus man
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man versus organization ⓘ man versus society ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Mike Hammer ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
cynical
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morally ambiguous ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| hasTone |
gritty
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suspenseful ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | hardboiled ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | noir ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mike Hammer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| plotElement |
assassination attempts
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conflict between intelligence agencies ⓘ discovery of a biblical relic ⓘ threat of global terrorism ⓘ urban crime investigation ⓘ |
| relatedWorkSeries |
Mike Hammer novels
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linked to:
Mike Hammer
|
| series |
Mike Hammer series
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linked to:
Mike Hammer
|
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-9/11 era ⓘ |
| subgenre | hardboiled ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Middle East conflict
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biblical relics ⓘ espionage ⓘ international intrigue ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ religious extremism ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Goliath Bone Description of subject: The Goliath Bone is a hardboiled detective novel by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins featuring private investigator Mike Hammer in a modern, post-9/11 thriller involving biblical relics and international intrigue.
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