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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Lock In.

Plot structure labels used: mystery-driven, investigation arc, slow reveal, information-heavy opening, complex setup, revelation-based, conspiracy escalation, case expands outward, contained story, series setup

Focused on “plot twists” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of G.O.D.S: Gifted. Obedient. Deadly. Students. by Jaye Pratt

G.O.D.S: Gifted. Obedient. Deadly. Students.

Jaye Pratt · 2021 · G.O.D.S

A foster teen with missing memories is pulled into a secret program of weaponized students and a dangerous why-choose bond.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1313

Cover of A Fate of Two Crowns by Eleni James

A Fate of Two Crowns

Eleni James · 2025

A princess-in-training is torn between her lifelong best friend and a brooding prince as a galaxy-spanning bond and war collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1441

Cover of Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum

Dying for a Living

Kory M. Shrum · 2014 · Dying for a Living

A snarky death-replacement agent who can resurrect is framed for murder and hunts a killer before her next death becomes final.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1157

Cover of The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L. Sanders

The Phoenix Conspiracy

Richard L. Sanders · 2011 · The Phoenix Conspiracy

An intelligence officer hunts a rogue captain across the galaxy, uncovering a conspiracy that could shake the empire.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1243

Cover of Alien Arcana by Glynn Stewart

Alien Arcana

Glynn Stewart · 2016 · Starship’s Mage

A vacationing mage-investigator probes a murder at alien ruins and uncovers a dangerous secret tied to Mars itself.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1263

Cover of Quantum Space by Douglas Phillips

Quantum Space

Douglas Phillips · 2023 · Quantum

When a Soyuz capsule vanishes on reentry, two scientists uncover a quantum mystery that could reshape human contact.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1268

Cover of Whispers in Autumn by Trisha Leigh

Whispers in Autumn

Trisha Leigh · 2012 · The Last Year

A teen girl who can't be mind-controlled by alien rulers must trust a stranger and uncover why she's different.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1280

Cover of Colonyside by Michael Mammay

Colonyside

Michael Mammay · 2020 · Planetside

A disgraced retired colonel takes a missing-person case on a hostile colony world and stumbles into a bigger conspiracy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1289

Cover of Cryptos by Ursula Poznanski

Cryptos

Ursula Poznanski · 2020 · Cryptos

In a ruined future, a world designer investigates deadly glitches inside the virtual realities everyone depends on.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1305