Books like Touch Not the Cat

Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart reads as romantic, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Tall Dark Stranger

Joan Smith · 1995

Shares the romance thread

81% genome match

The Mystery of the Gulls

Phyllis A. Whitney · 1949

Shares the romance thread

77% genome match

The wizard's daughter

Barbara Michaels · 1980

Shares the romance thread

82% genome match

The silver dolphin

Velda Johnston · 1979

Shares the romance thread

82% genome match

The Black Swan

Eleanor Burford · 1990

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

This Rough Magic

Mary Stewart · 1964

Shares the romance thread

84% genome match

Lady Aurelia's Bequest

Sheila F. Walsh · 1987

Both explore inheritance & family secrets

77% genome match

House of Scorpio

Pat Wallace · 1975

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

The stone maiden

Alexandra Manners · 1973

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

April Genevieve Tucholke · 2001

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Winterwood

Dorothy Eden · 1967

Both explore inheritance

72% genome match

Bride of a Stranger:(Classic Gothics Collection)

Jennifer Blake · 1977

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match