Books like The Client

The Client by John Grisham reads as fast, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Pelican Brief

John Grisham · 1992

Both explore law & danger

83% genome match

The Lincoln Lawyer

Michael Connelly · 2005

Both explore law

68% genome match

Roses Are Red

James Patterson · 2000

Same thriller feel

64% genome match

I Will Find You

Harlan Coben · 2023

Same thriller feel

64% genome match

Running Blind

Lee Child · 2000

Same thriller feel

64% genome match

Memory Man

David Baldacci · 2015

Same thriller feel

64% genome match

The President Is Missing

Bill Clinton · 2018

Same thriller feel

58% genome match

Defending Jacob

William Landay · 2012

Same thriller feel

56% genome match

Primal Fear

William Diehl · 1992

Same thriller feel

56% genome match

Deadly kin

Robert W., III Newsom · 1988

Same thriller feel

56% genome match

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow · 1987

Both explore law

55% genome match

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown · 2003

Same thriller feel

64% genome match