Books like A father's story

A father's story by Lionel Dahmer reads as somber, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule · 1980

Both explore true crime

62% genome match

The encyclopedia of mass murder

Brian Lane · 1997

Both explore serial killers & true crime

65% genome match

The shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer

Brian Masters · 1993

Both explore true crime & serial killers

63% genome match

The complete Jack the Ripper

Donald Rumbelow · 1975

Both explore true crime & serial killers

63% genome match

Severed

John Gilmore · 1994

Both explore true crime & serial killers

63% genome match

The Serial Killer Files

Harold Schechter · 2003

Both explore true crime & serial killers

63% genome match

The anatomy of motive

John E. Douglas · 1999

Both explore serial killers

58% genome match

Zeitoun

Dave Eggers · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Relato de un náufrago

Gabriel García Márquez · 1970

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Hiroshima

John Hersey · 1946

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The Wrong Man

James Neff · 2001

Both explore true crime

60% genome match

The Andy Warhol Diaries

Andy Warhol · 1989

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match