A Question of Blood
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A Question of Blood is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, centering on a school shooting investigation intertwined with the detective’s troubled past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Question of Blood canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9607197 — 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: A Question of Blood Context triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, A Question of Blood]
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A.
Field of Blood
Field of Blood is the biblical name traditionally given to the plot of land associated with Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death.
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B.
La fuerza de la sangre
La fuerza de la sangre is one of Miguel de Cervantes’ Novelas ejemplares, a short moral tale that explores themes of honor, justice, and social reputation in Golden Age Spain.
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C.
The Blood Spilt
The Blood Spilt is a Scandinavian crime novel by Swedish author Åsa Larsson, featuring lawyer Rebecka Martinsson as she investigates a murder in a small, insular northern Swedish community.
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D.
Lifeblood
Lifeblood is a 2004 studio album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, noted for its sleek, synth-tinged sound and introspective lyrical themes.
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E.
Lifeblood
Lifeblood is a major expansion for the sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online that introduced significant changes to resource gathering, industry, and player-versus-environment content.
- 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: A Question of Blood Target entity description: A Question of Blood is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, centering on a school shooting investigation intertwined with the detective’s troubled past.
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A.
Field of Blood
Field of Blood is the biblical name traditionally given to the plot of land associated with Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death.
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B.
La fuerza de la sangre
La fuerza de la sangre is one of Miguel de Cervantes’ Novelas ejemplares, a short moral tale that explores themes of honor, justice, and social reputation in Golden Age Spain.
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C.
The Blood Spilt
The Blood Spilt is a Scandinavian crime novel by Swedish author Åsa Larsson, featuring lawyer Rebecka Martinsson as she investigates a murder in a small, insular northern Swedish community.
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D.
Lifeblood
Lifeblood is a 2004 studio album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, noted for its sleek, synth-tinged sound and introspective lyrical themes.
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E.
Lifeblood
Lifeblood is a major expansion for the sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online that introduced significant changes to resource gathering, industry, and player-versus-environment content.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Ian Rankin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John Rebus
ⓘ
linked to:
DI John Rebus in Rebus
Siobhan Clarke ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistEmployer | Lothian and Borders Police ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
guilt
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justice ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ murder investigation ⓘ police corruption ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence in schools ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of violence
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loyalty ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| literarySeriesCharacter |
Inspector Rebus
ⓘ
linked to:
DI John Rebus in Rebus
|
| mainCharacter |
John Rebus
ⓘ
linked to:
DI John Rebus in Rebus
|
| narrativeFocus |
John Rebus's troubled past
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school shooting investigation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Inspector Rebus
ⓘ
linked to:
DI John Rebus in Rebus
|
| publisher |
Orion Books
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linked to:
Orion Publishing Group
|
| seriesNumberIn |
Inspector Rebus series
ⓘ
linked to:
DI John Rebus in Rebus
|
| setIn |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| workType | Scottish crime novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Question of Blood Description of subject: A Question of Blood is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, centering on a school shooting investigation intertwined with the detective’s troubled past.
Referenced by (4)
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