Books like Predator

Predator by Patricia Cornwell reads as dark, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Last Precinct

Patricia Cornwell · 2000

Both explore forensics & medical examiner

100% genome match

The Vanished Man

Jeffery Deaver · 2003

Both explore forensics & serial killer

80% genome match

Silent Prey

John Sandford · 1992

Both explore serial killer & investigation

72% genome match

The Poet

Michael Connelly · 1996

Both explore serial killer & investigation

73% genome match

The Surgeon

Tess Gerritsen · 2001

Both explore serial killer

70% genome match

Stone maidens

Lloyd Devereux Richards · 2012

Both explore investigation

66% genome match

Naked in Death

J.D. Robb · 1995

Same thriller feel

60% genome match

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris

Both explore serial killer & investigation

73% genome match

1st to Die

James Patterson · 2001

Same thriller feel

55% genome match

The Mermaids Singing

Val McDermid · 1995

Both explore serial killer & investigation

75% genome match

Blow Fly

Patricia Cornwell · 2003

Both explore forensics & medical examiner

100% genome match

The Alienist

Caleb Carr · 1994

Both explore serial killer & investigation

72% genome match