Books like The Ghost Map

The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson reads as immersive, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore · 2017

Both explore science

83% genome match

The Poisoner's Handbook

Deborah Blum · 2010

Both explore science

61% genome match

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

Kate Summerscale · 2008

Both explore detection

63% genome match

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

Cara Robertson · 2019

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Columbine

Dave Cullen · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Under the Banner of Heaven

Jon Krakauer · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

In the Heart of the Sea

Nathaniel Philbrick · 2000

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla

Marc Seifer · 1996

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Operation Mincemeat

Ben Macintyre · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Sex and Rockets

John Carter · 2000

Both explore science

60% genome match