Books like Jaws

Jaws by Peter Benchley reads as suspenseful, tense. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Langoliers

Stephen King · 1991

Both explore survival

58% genome match

Michigan Dogman

Scott Devon · 2021

Both explore survival & fear

71% genome match

Darkness Comes

Dean Koontz · 1984

Both explore fear & survival

65% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Both explore survival & fear

65% genome match

The Golden Rendezvous

Alistair MacLean · 1962

Both explore survival

69% genome match

The Long Walk

Richard Bachman · 1999

Both explore survival

60% genome match

Cyclops

Clive Cussler · 1986

Same thriller feel

61% genome match

The Trojan Hearse

Brian Callison · 1990

Both explore survival

67% genome match

Domain

James Herbert · 1984

Both explore survival & fear

63% genome match

Run silent, run deep

Edward L. Beach Jr. · 1955

Both explore survival

65% genome match

Full Tilt

Neal Shusterman · 2003

Both explore fear

62% genome match

Bird Box

Josh Malerman · 2014

Both explore survival & fear

61% genome match