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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Authorities™.

Plot structure labels used: series setup, recruitment arc, case-of-the-week, investigation-driven, clue-based mystery, red herrings, foundation work, setup-heavy

Focused on “profile-building” 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 X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night by Peter David

X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night

Peter David · 2007 · X-Factor (2005) (Collected Editions)

A mutant private-eye team investigates crimes and a larger conspiracy in the fallout of a world-shaking depowering event.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1514

Cover of Paradox by Douglas Preston

Paradox

Douglas Preston, Aletheia Preston · 2026 · Cash & Colcord

A Colorado murder and a stolen holy relic pull two investigators into a strange conspiracy linking faith, UFOs, and hidden violence.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1810

Cover of Random in Death by J.D. Robb

Random in Death

J.D. Robb · 2024 · In Death

A homicide detective races to stop a random killer targeting teen girls at concerts and crowded events.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.2152

Cover of Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb

Celebrity in Death

J.D. Robb · 2012 · In Death

When a movie based on an old case turns deadly at a celebrity party, Eve Dallas must solve a murder among the cast.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1875

Cover of Hex and the City by Simon R. Green

Hex and the City

Simon R. Green · 2005 · Nightside

A hidden London investigator is hired to uncover his city's origins and the truth about his missing mother.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1954

Cover of Lock In by John Scalzi

Lock In

John Scalzi · 2014 · Lock In

A rookie FBI agent in a near-future post-pandemic world investigates a murder tied to a new society of locked-in people.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1965

Cover of Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes by Brandon Sanderson

Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes

Brandon Sanderson, Max Epstein, David Pace, Michael Harkins · 2022 · Legion

An audio-first Legion novella sends Stephen Leeds into an FBI data-breach case where sound, faith, and vengeance collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1972

Cover of Resident Alien, Omnibus: Volume 1 by Peter Hogan

Resident Alien, Omnibus: Volume 1

Peter Hogan · 2020 · Resident Alien (Collected Editions)

A stranded alien posing as a small-town doctor gets drawn into murders, secrets, and human community.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1989