Thriller · Similar reads

Books like The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler is about corruption and power, chivalry in a corrupt world, money and moral decay. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. In Cold Blood
    In Cold Blood

    01

    In Cold Blood

    Truman Capote · Memoir

    Truman Capote's account of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas — and of the investigation, capture, trial, and execution of the killers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock — is the founding document of the true crime genre and one of the most admired works of American nonfiction of the twentieth century.

    Read the summary →
  2. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
    The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

    02

    The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

    Ben Macintyre · History

    Ben Macintyre tells the story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became the most important British spy of the Cold War.

    Read the summary →
  3. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time
    The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time

    03

    The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time

    Maria Konnikova · Psychology

    Maria Konnikova has a PhD in psychology and writes about it for a wide audience.

    Read the summary →
  4. The Devil in the White City
    The Devil in the White City

    04

    The Devil in the White City

    Erik Larson · History

    The Devil in the White City tells two stories that unfolded simultaneously in Chicago in 1893.

    Read the summary →
  5. A Time to Kill
    A Time to Kill

    05

    A Time to Kill

    John Grisham · Thriller

    In Clanton, Mississippi, two white men rape and nearly kill ten-year-old Tonya Hailey.

    Read the summary →
  6. Along Came a Spider
    Along Came a Spider

    06

    Along Came a Spider

    James Patterson · Thriller

    Along Came a Spider introduces Alex Cross, a Black homicide detective and forensic psychologist working in Washington D.C., in the case that made James Patterson a bestseller.

    Read the summary →

Chat with The Big Sleep

Ask questions. Adapt it to your life. Get answers based on your goals.

Download on the App Store