Darker than Amber
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Darker than Amber is a 1966 crime novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his recurring detective Travis McGee in a suspenseful Florida-set mystery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darker than Amber canonical | 4 |
| Darker than Amber (1970 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808878 — 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: Darker than Amber Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, notableWork, Darker than Amber]
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A.
After the Dark
After the Dark is a 2013 philosophical science-fiction thriller film that explores moral dilemmas through a series of apocalyptic thought experiments conducted by a high school philosophy class.
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B.
The Darkest Dark
The Darkest Dark is a children's picture book by astronaut Chris Hadfield that uses his childhood fear of the dark to inspire young readers to embrace curiosity and pursue their dreams.
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C.
The Devil in Amber
The Devil in Amber is a darkly comic occult thriller novel by Mark Gatiss featuring Edwardian dandy and secret agent Lucifer Box embroiled in a sinister 1920s conspiracy.
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D.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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E.
The Colour of Darkness
The Colour of Darkness is a film featuring acclaimed New Zealand actress Kerry Fox in a prominent role.
- 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: Darker than Amber Target entity description: Darker than Amber is a 1966 crime novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his recurring detective Travis McGee in a suspenseful Florida-set mystery.
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A.
After the Dark
After the Dark is a 2013 philosophical science-fiction thriller film that explores moral dilemmas through a series of apocalyptic thought experiments conducted by a high school philosophy class.
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B.
The Darkest Dark
The Darkest Dark is a children's picture book by astronaut Chris Hadfield that uses his childhood fear of the dark to inspire young readers to embrace curiosity and pursue their dreams.
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C.
The Devil in Amber
The Devil in Amber is a darkly comic occult thriller novel by Mark Gatiss featuring Edwardian dandy and secret agent Lucifer Box embroiled in a sinister 1920s conspiracy.
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D.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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E.
The Colour of Darkness
The Colour of Darkness is a film featuring acclaimed New Zealand actress Kerry Fox in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
film ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | John D. MacDonald ⓘ |
| basedOn | Darker than Amber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Ron Lesser ⓘ |
| director | Robert Clouse ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Meyer
ⓘ
Travis McGee ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| followedBy | One Fearful Yellow Eye ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ suspense fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Darker than Amber (1970 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Darker than Amber
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Travis McGee series ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bright Orange for the Shroud ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Fawcett Publications ⓘ |
| series |
Travis McGee
ⓘ
linked to:
Travis McGee series
|
| seriesNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Florida
ⓘ
Fort Lauderdale ⓘ |
| starring |
Rod Taylor
ⓘ
Suzy Kendall ⓘ Theodore Bikel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Darker than Amber Description of subject: Darker than Amber is a 1966 crime novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his recurring detective Travis McGee in a suspenseful Florida-set mystery.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Darker than Amber
linked to: Darker than Amber
subject linked to:
Darker than Amber
subject linked to:
John