Books like Simple Genius

Simple Genius by David Baldacci reads as fast, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Tell No One

Harlan Coben · 2001

Same thriller feel

61% genome match

The Good Guy

Dean Koontz

Both explore secrets

74% genome match

Hour Game

David Baldacci

Both explore murder

73% genome match

Purity in Death

J.D. Robb · 2002

Both explore murder

72% genome match

All Good People Here

Ashley Flowers · 2022

Both explore secrets

71% genome match

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus · 2017

Both explore murder & secrets

82% genome match

Cat Among the Pigeons

Agatha Christie

Both explore murder & secrets

85% genome match

Shift

Hugh Howey

Both explore secrets & power

84% genome match

1st to Die

James Patterson · 2001

Both explore murder

68% genome match

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown · 2000

Both explore secrets & science

81% genome match

If I Die Tonight

Alison Gaylin · 2018

Both explore secrets & murder

71% genome match

Fear Street - Sunburn

Robert Lawrence Stine · 1993

Both explore secrets & murder

79% genome match