Books like Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise by O'Donnell, Peter reads as slick, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Diamonds are Forever
Ian Fleming · 1956
Shares the detective thread
71% genome match
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Eric Ambler · 1939
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
Tregaron's Daughter
O'Donnell, Peter · 1971
Shares the detective thread
71% genome match
Gorky Park
Martin Cruz Smith · 1981
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
James Bond
Jim Lawrence · 1988
Both explore espionage & international intrigue
83% genome match
Cast a Yellow Shadow
Ross Thomas · 2011
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
The Thirty-Nine Steps
John Buchan · 1915
Both explore espionage
63% 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
Smiley's People
John le Carré
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892
Shares the detective thread
69% genome match
The Kill Artist
Daniel Silva · 2000
Both explore espionage
60% genome match
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