Books like Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories]

Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] by Roald Dahl reads as witty, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Skin and Other Stories

Roald Dahl · 2000

Shares the heist thread

89% genome match

Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King

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69% genome match

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O. Henry · 1909

Both explore irony & human nature

62% genome match

Stone Mattress

Margaret Atwood

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71% genome match

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie · 1926

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match

The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith · 2001

Both explore deception & dark humor

71% genome match

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock · 1971

Both explore human nature & dark humor

83% genome match

The case of the velvet claws

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1933

Shares the heist thread

69% genome match

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn · 2012

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69% genome match

The Best American Mystery Stories 2000

Donald E. Westlake · 2000

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69% genome match

The daffodil murder

Edgar Wallace · 1921

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69% genome match

Rock Paper Scissors

Alice Feeney · 2021

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69% genome match