Books like When the wind blows

When the wind blows by James Patterson reads as suspenseful, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Watchers

Dean Koontz · 1987

Both explore genetic engineering

63% genome match

Upgrade

Blake Crouch · 2022

Both explore ethics

64% genome match

Mr. Mercedes

Stephen King · 2014

Same thriller feel

61% genome match

Reliquary

Douglas Preston · 1997

Both explore genetic engineering

64% genome match

Novels (Congo / Jurassic Park)

Michael Crichton · 1991

Same thriller feel

48% genome match

Shift

Hugh Howey

Same sci-fi feel

58% genome match

Contest

Matthew Reilly · 2000

Same thriller feel

60% genome match

Flashforward

Robert J. Sawyer · 1999

Same sci-fi feel

59% genome match

The legend of Annie Murphy

Frank E. Peretti · 1996

Same thriller feel

61% genome match

Fragment

Warren Fahy · 2009

Same sci-fi feel

60% genome match

Dinosaur Island

Edward Packard · 1993

Same sci-fi feel

59% genome match

Creepers

David Morrell · 2005

Same thriller feel

59% genome match