Books like Diamonds are Forever

Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming reads as sophisticated, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Smiley's People

John le Carré

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

Tregaron's Daughter

O'Donnell, Peter · 1971

Shares the detective thread

76% genome match

Goldfinger

Ian Fleming · 1958

Both explore espionage & greed

76% genome match

The Ipcress File

Len Deighton · 1962

Both explore espionage

83% genome match

A Coffin for Dimitrios

Eric Ambler · 1939

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith · 1981

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

Cast a Yellow Shadow

Ross Thomas · 2011

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

The Last Policeman

Ben H. Winters

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

Pay Dirt

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1983

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

Colonel Sun

Kingsley Amis · 1968

Both explore espionage & loyalty

66% genome match