Books like The ABC Murders

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie reads as suspenseful, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie · 1920

Both explore detection & puzzle

83% genome match

The omnibus of crime

Dorothy L. Sayers · 1929

Both explore detection

63% genome match

The Sentence Is Death

Anthony Horowitz · 2018

Both explore puzzle

72% genome match

Behold, Here's Poison

Georgette Heyer · 1936

Both explore detection

63% genome match

The Amateur Cracksman

E. W. Hornung · 1899

Same mystery feel

65% genome match

Mr. Campion and Others

Margery Allingham · 1939

Both explore detection

63% genome match

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins · 1868

Both explore detection

58% genome match

The Red Thumb Mark

R. Austin Freeman · 1907

Both explore detection

60% genome match

Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur

Maurice Leblanc · 1907

Same mystery feel

57% genome match

The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown Mystery)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1583

Same mystery feel

58% genome match

The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)

Nancy Springer · 2006

Same mystery feel

56% genome match

Lock and Key Library -- Real Life

Julian Hawthorne · 1909

Both explore detection

60% genome match