Books like Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie reads as witty, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie · 1939

Shares the justice + heist thread

83% genome match

The omnibus of crime

Dorothy L. Sayers · 1929

Both explore crime & detection

81% genome match

Buffet for unwelcome guests

Christianna Brand · 1983

Shares the heist thread

78% genome match

The daffodil murder

Edgar Wallace · 1921

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match

The Lincoln Lawyer

Michael Connelly · 2005

Shares the justice + heist thread

69% genome match

Six Against the Yard

Anthony Berkeley · 1936

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match

After dark, and other stories

Wilkie Collins · 1856

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match

The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries

Michael Ashley · 2006

Both explore crime & puzzles

82% genome match

Mr. Campion and Others

Margery Allingham · 1939

Both explore crime & detection

81% genome match

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz · 2016

Shares the heist thread

83% genome match

Le parfum de la dame en noir

Gaston Leroux · 1908

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match

The return of A. J. Raffles

Graham Greene · 1975

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match