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Books like The Kill Artist
The best books like The Kill Artist are The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, The Bat, and The Silent Patient. The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva is about espionage and identity, vengeance and guilt, art as cover and conscience. 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.
- 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 → - The Bat
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Jo Nesbø · Thriller
The Bat is the first Harry Hole novel, published in Norwegian in 1997 and set almost entirely in Sydney, Australia.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Silent Patient
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Alex Michaelides · Thriller
Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband five times in the face and then never speaks another word.
A kindred thriller read.
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- 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 Alienist
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Caleb Carr · Historical fiction
The Alienist is set in 1896 New York City, where Dr.
A kindred thriller read.
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.
Read the summary → - Blindsighted
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Karin Slaughter · Thriller
Blindsighted is Karin Slaughter's debut novel, published in 2001, and the first book in the Grant County series set in fictional Heartsdale, Georgia.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Dark Places
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Gillian Flynn · Thriller
Libby Day survived the Kansas farmhouse massacre that killed her mother and two sisters when she was seven.
A kindred thriller read.
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Books like The Kill Artist: quick answers
What are the best books like The Kill Artist?
The best books like The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva are The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, The Bat by Jo Nesbø, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, The Alienist by Caleb Carr, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Kill Artist, such as espionage and identity, vengeance and guilt, art as cover and conscience.
What should I read after The Kill Artist?
A natural next read after The Kill Artist is The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre. A kindred thriller read. Other strong choices are The Bat by Jo Nesbø, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
What books are similar to The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva?
The Kill Artist centers on espionage and identity, vengeance and guilt, art as cover and conscience. Books with a similar feel include The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, The Bat by Jo Nesbø, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, The Alienist by Caleb Carr, A Time to Kill by John Grisham — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
