Books like Billy Summers
Billy Summers by Stephen King reads as dark, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Safe Place
Lorenzo Carcaterra · 1993
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Dark Places
Gillian Flynn · 2009
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Dead Things
Stephen Blackmoore · 2013
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Down the River unto the Sea
Walter Mosley · 2018
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Golden Prey
John Sandford
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The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly · 2005
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Sandman Slim
Richard Kadrey · 2009
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The neon rain
James Lee Burke · 1987
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Razorblade Tears
S.A. Cosby · 2021
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Daddy Cool
Donald Goines · 1974
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Carrie
Stephen King · 1974
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The Hunter (aka Point Blank and Payback)
Donald E. Westlake · 1962
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69% genome match
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