Books like Rise and kill first

Rise and kill first by Ronen Bergman reads as urgent, chilling. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Looming Tower

Lawrence Wright · 2006

Both explore intelligence

83% genome match

The dead hand

David E. Hoffman · 2009

Both explore espionage

67% genome match

Bush at War

Bob Woodward · 2002

Same nonfiction feel

47% genome match

The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden

Peter Bergen · 2021

Both explore intelligence

58% genome match

Catch and Kill

Ronan Farrow · 2019

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

Under the Banner of Heaven

Jon Krakauer · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

The road to Jonestown

Jeff Guinn · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Legacy of Ashes

Tim Weiner · 2007

Both explore intelligence

83% genome match

All the President's Men

Carl Bernstein · 1974

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match

Profits of War

Ari Ben-Menashe · 1992

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

The Premonition

Michael Lewis · 2021

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

I was told to come alone

Souad Mekhennet · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match