Books like Smiley's People

Smiley's People by John le Carré reads as analytical, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

Shares the quiet + detective thread

69% genome match

A Perfect Spy

John le Carré

Shares the quiet thread

77% genome match

Raven Black

Ann Cleeves

Shares the quiet + detective thread

69% genome match

Diamonds are Forever

Ian Fleming · 1956

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

Spy hook

Len Deighton · 1988

Both explore espionage

63% genome match

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John le Carre · 1974

Both explore espionage

72% genome match

Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad · 1900

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match

A Coffin for Dimitrios

Eric Ambler · 1939

Shares the detective thread

69% genome match

On the Beach

Nevil Shute

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match

Tous les hommes sont mortels

Simone de Beauvoir · 1946

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match

Of Human Bondage

W. Somerset Maugham · 1915

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry · 1995

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match