Books like 1st to Die
1st to Die by James Patterson reads as fast, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
2nd Chance
James Patterson · 2002
Both explore detective & san francisco
100% genome match
Naked in Death
J.D. Robb · 1995
Both explore detective & murder
80% genome match
The Surgeon
Tess Gerritsen · 2001
Both explore detective
70% genome match
A Is for Alibi
Sue Grafton · 1982
Shares the detective thread
70% genome match
Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
The Monkey's Raincoat
Robert Crais
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
Deadly kin
Robert W., III Newsom · 1988
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
Desert Star
Michael Connelly
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
Golden Prey
John Sandford
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
The Stone Monkey
Jeffery Deaver · 2002
Both explore detective
66% genome match
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
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