Books like The Family

The Family by Mario Puzo reads as cynical, dramatic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Archangel

Robert Harris · 1998

Both explore power

61% genome match

House of cards

Michael Dobbs · 1989

Both explore power & ambition

74% genome match

Kane & Abel

Jeffrey Archer · 1979

Both explore ambition & power

66% genome match

The Winter King

Bernard Cornwell · 1995

Both explore power & betrayal

65% genome match

Roman Blood

Steven Saylor · 1991

Both explore power & corruption

62% genome match

Enigma

Harris, Robert · 1995

Both explore betrayal

62% genome match

To Catch a King

Henry Patterson · 1979

Both explore betrayal

65% genome match

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett · 1989

Both explore ambition & power

57% genome match

The power of one

Bryce Courtenay · 1989

Same historical feel

54% genome match

The Godfather

Mario Puzo · 1969

Both explore power & corruption

83% genome match

The Great Train Robbery

Michael Crichton · 1975

Same thriller feel

61% genome match

Daddy

Loup Durand · 1987

Same thriller feel

57% genome match