Books like Operation paperclip

Operation paperclip by Annie Jacobsen reads as investigative, chilling. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Agent Zigzag

Ben Macintyre

Both explore espionage

56% genome match

Bomb

Steve Sheinkin · 2012

Both explore espionage & ethics

65% genome match

Chasing Lincoln's killer

James L. Swanson · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

The mystery of Olga Chekhova

Antony Beevor · 2004

Both explore espionage

64% genome match

Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Ghost soldiers

Hampton Sides · 2001

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The tiger

John Vaillant · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

In the Heart of the Sea

Nathaniel Philbrick · 2000

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

The indifferent stars above

Daniel James Brown · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match