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Watchman

1988 crime novel by Ian Rankin
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Watchman

Summary

Watchman is a literary work[1]. Watchman ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watchman authored Ian Rankin[3].
  • Watchman's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Watchman was published by The Bodley Head[5].
  • Watchman's genre is thriller[6].
  • Watchman's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Watchman's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[8].
  • Watchman was published on 1988[9].
  • Watchman's has edition or translation is recorded as Watchman[10].
  • Watchman's narrative location is recorded as Belfast[11].
  • Watchman's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4d54ebd0-2ee7-46c9-8d12-f654f2e4972a[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Watchman authored Ian Rankin[3]. Watchman was published by The Bodley Head[5].

Publication

Watchman was published on 1988[9]. Watchman's language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Watchman's genre is thriller[6].

Why It Matters

Watchman ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Ian Rankin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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