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Sixkill

) Sixkill is the 40th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 2011. It's the final book in the Spenser series written by Parker, who had died in 2010, before the book's release.[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/books/20parker.html] Spenser investigates actor Jumbo Nelson, who is accused of rape and murder.

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) Sixkill is the 40th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 2011. It's the final book in the Spenser series written by Parker, who had died in 2010, before the book's release.[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/books/20parker.html] Spenser investigates actor Jumbo Nelson, who is accused of rape and murder.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360779059

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.