Books like Intensity

Intensity by Dean Koontz reads as fast, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Kiss the Girls

James Patterson · 1995

Both explore serial killer

75% genome match

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris

Both explore serial killer

73% genome match

Rules of Prey

John Sandford · 1989

Both explore serial killer

72% genome match

The Coffin Dancer

Jeffery Deaver · 1998

Both explore serial killer

70% genome match

Mr. Mercedes

Stephen King · 2014

Both explore serial killer

65% genome match

Cause of Death

Patricia Cornwell · 1996

Both explore serial killer

67% genome match

The Husband

Dean Koontz

Both explore survival

71% genome match

Persuader

Lee Child · 2003

Both explore violence

73% genome match

The Poet

Michael Connelly · 1996

Both explore serial killer

59% genome match

Jack & Jill

James Patterson · 1996

Both explore serial killer

75% genome match

Shadow Prey

John Sandford · 1990

Both explore serial killer

72% genome match

Body of Evidence

Patricia Cornwell · 1991

Both explore serial killer

67% genome match