Books like They Came to Baghdad

They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie reads as suspenseful, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Big Four

Agatha Christie

Both explore espionage

71% genome match

Sweet danger

Margery Allingham · 1933

Both explore espionage & adventure

74% genome match

Uncommon danger

Eric Ambler · 1937

Both explore espionage & mistaken identity

66% genome match

The kingdom of the blind

Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1909

Both explore espionage

63% genome match

Stage Fright

Ellen Hart · 1992

Same mystery feel

64% genome match

The Riddle of the Sands

Erskine Childers · 1903

Both explore espionage

57% genome match

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer · 1913

Both explore espionage

60% genome match

Coke en stock

Hergé · 1958

Both explore espionage & international intrigue

75% genome match

Beekeeper's Apprentice

Laurie R. King · 1994

Both explore espionage & adventure

58% genome match

Above suspicion

Helen MacInnes · 1941

Same thriller feel

59% genome match

Greenmantle

John Buchan · 1915

Both explore espionage

60% genome match

A Mind to Murder

P. D. James · 1963

Same mystery feel

55% genome match