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Books like The Da Vinci Code
The best books like The Da Vinci Code are In Cold Blood, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, and Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is about secret history, religion and power, codes and symbols. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- In Cold Blood
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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.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
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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.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
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Ben Macintyre · History
In 1943, British intelligence planted a dead man on a Spanish beach carrying fabricated documents designed to convince the Germans that the Allied invasion of southern Europe would target Greece and Sardinia rather than Sicily.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
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Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
Ben Macintyre · History
Eddie Chapman was a safecracker, con man, and professional criminal who became Britain's most remarkable double agent during World War II.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon · History
Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, is one of the monuments of historical writing in English.
Both dig into religion and power.
Read the summary → - The Poisonwood Bible
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Barbara Kingsolver · Literary fiction
In 1959, Baptist missionary Nathan Price moves his wife and four daughters from Georgia to a remote village in the Belgian Congo.
Both dig into religion and power.
Read the summary → - The Priory of the Orange Tree
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Samantha Shannon · Fantasy
The Priory of the Orange Tree is an epic standalone fantasy novel set across multiple continents with distinct cultures, political systems, and relationships to dragons.
Both dig into religion and power.
Read the summary → - A Time to Kill
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John Grisham · Thriller
In Clanton, Mississippi, two white men rape and nearly kill ten-year-old Tonya Hailey.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Along Came a Spider
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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.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Angels & Demons
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Dan Brown · Thriller
Physicist Leonardo Vetra is found dead at CERN with a symbol burned into his chest: the Illuminati ambigram.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Big Little Lies
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Liane Moriarty · Thriller
Big Little Lies begins with a death at a school trivia night and then spends its entire length working backward to explain how it happened.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Blacklands
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Belinda Bauer · Thriller
Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb lives in the shadow of an unresolved disappearance.
A kindred thriller read.
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Books like The Da Vinci Code: quick answers
What are the best books like The Da Vinci Code?
The best books like The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown are In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre, Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Da Vinci Code, such as secret history, religion and power, codes and symbols.
What should I read after The Da Vinci Code?
A natural next read after The Da Vinci Code is In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. A kindred thriller read. Other strong choices are The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre, Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre.
What books are similar to The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown?
The Da Vinci Code centers on secret history, religion and power, codes and symbols. Books with a similar feel include In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre, Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
