Books like One By One

One By One by Freida McFadden reads as tense, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Dead Game

A. Bates · 1993

Both explore survival & isolation

79% genome match

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Ruth Ware · 2015

Both explore isolation

63% genome match

Ten

Gretchen McNeil · 2012

Both explore survival & isolation

77% genome match

Never Lie

Freida McFadden · 2022

Both explore secrets & isolation

72% genome match

The After House

Mary Roberts Rinehart · 1914

Both explore secrets & isolation

74% genome match

Weep No More, My Lady

Mary Higgins Clark · 1987

Both explore secrets & betrayal

71% genome match

Lock Every Door

Todd Ritter · 2019

Both explore secrets & survival

67% genome match

Dial "M" for Murder

Frederick Knott · 1953

Both explore betrayal

68% genome match

A Mind to Murder

P. D. James · 1963

Both explore secrets

67% genome match

The Hunting Party

Lucy Foley · 2018

Both explore isolation & secrets

67% genome match

The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie · 1954

Both explore secrets & betrayal

69% genome match

The Couple Next Door

Shari Lapena · 2016

Both explore secrets

65% genome match