Books like From Russia, with love

From Russia, with love by Ian Fleming reads as sophisticated, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Goldfinger

Ian Fleming · 1958

Both explore espionage & good vs evil

85% genome match

Mexico set

Len Deighton · 1984

Both explore cold war & espionage

61% genome match

Colonel Sun

Kingsley Amis · 1968

Both explore espionage & cold war

72% genome match

The collaborators

Reginald Hill · 1987

Both explore espionage & cold war

69% genome match

The house of the four winds

John Buchan · 1935

Both explore espionage

67% genome match

A capital crime

Wilson, Laura · 2010

Both explore betrayal & espionage

72% genome match

I, Lucifer

O'Donnell, Peter · 1967

Both explore espionage & cold war

66% genome match

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

John le Carre · 1963

Both explore espionage & betrayal

61% genome match

Assignment in Brittany

Helen MacInnes · 1941

Both explore espionage

63% genome match

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John le Carré · 1962

Both explore espionage & betrayal

59% genome match

A Coffin for Dimitrios

Eric Ambler · 1939

Both explore espionage & international intrigue

61% genome match

Rogue Male

Geoffrey Household · 1939

Both explore espionage

61% genome match