Books like The Relic

The Relic by Douglas Preston reads as suspenseful, terrifying. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton · 1990

Both explore survival

83% genome match

Reliquary

Douglas Preston · 1997

Both explore ancient curses & urban exploration

72% genome match

Infected

Scott Sigler · 2008

Both explore survival

71% genome match

Into the Drowning Deep

Mira Grant · 2017

Both explore survival

68% genome match

Midnight

Dean Koontz

Both explore survival

65% genome match

Trench, The

Steve Alten · 1999

Both explore survival

65% genome match

Contest

Matthew Reilly · 2000

Both explore survival

60% genome match

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch · 2016

Same sci-fi feel

55% genome match

The descent

Jeff Long · 1999

Both explore survival

57% genome match

Shift

Hugh Howey

Both explore survival

55% genome match

Parasite

Seanan McGuire · 2013

Same sci-fi feel

57% genome match

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown · 2000

Same thriller feel

52% genome match