Books like The scam

The scam by Debashis Basu reads as investigative, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Smartest Guys in the Room

Bethany McLean · 2003

Both explore fraud & corruption

61% genome match

Billion dollar whale

Wright, Tom (Wall Street Journal reporter) · 2018

Both explore financial crime & corruption

74% genome match

Going Infinite

Michael Lewis · 2023

Both explore fraud

60% genome match

Dark Towers

David Enrich · 2020

Both explore financial crime & investigative journalism

73% genome match

Bad Blood

John Carreyrou · 2018

Both explore fraud

60% genome match

Lords of Easy Money

Christopher Leonard · 2022

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt · 2005

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Too Big to Fail

Andrew Ross Sorkin · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Console Wars

Blake J. Harris · 2014

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Ponzi's Scheme

Mitchell Zuckoff · 2005

Both explore fraud

61% genome match

Game of shadows

Mark Fainaru-Wada · 2006

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match