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Premise labels used: murder investigation, mysterious tattoos, cloning conspiracy, genetic identity, manhunt, world domination, marked for death
Setting labels used: Chicago, United States, North America, lab setting, political setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.
A kidnapped physics professor wakes in a different life and must fight to return to the family he knows.
Why this is here
Premise labels: abduction mystery · alternate reality · parallel worlds · identity crisis · road not taken · family rescue · lost life · what if
Setting labels: Chicago · small college · urban · contemporary · alternate realities · multiverse · lab setting · warehouse setting
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2728
A cross-country thriller where a detective and a private eye uncover a terrifying link between crimes, missing people, and insects.
Why this is here
Premise labels: insect communication · parallel investigations · missing person · suspicious death · secret conspiracy · sect-like group · human vulnerability
Setting labels: Los Angeles · New York · Kansas · urban America · zoo setting · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2827
Two teens uncover hidden truths about their births and identities while fleeing extremists and a secret genetic conspiracy.
Why this is here
Premise labels: missing father · identity mystery · cloning · genetic engineering · teen on the run · scientific conspiracy · family secrets · birth mystery · fugitives · experimental births
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · school disco · clinic · genetic lab · city setting · London · Washington DC · Germany · Scotland · international travel · secret facilities · real-world setting
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2838
A dispatcher in a world where murder rarely sticks gets pulled into a deadly conspiracy that makes him a suspect.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alternate reality · near future · murder loophole · death reversal · licensed killers · investigation under suspicion · creative murder · life-extension system · criminal adaptation · assisted death
Setting labels: Chicago · alternate earth · near future · present day · what-if world · global phenomenon · corporate world · urban crime setting
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2886
A New York medical examiner uncovers a deadly bioterror plot involving anthrax, extremists, and a vengeful immigrant.
Why this is here
Premise labels: bioterrorism · bioweapon attack · medical investigation · mysterious deaths · terror plot · forensic investigation · revenge plot · extremist alliance
Setting labels: New York City · 1990s · post-Soviet · urban · medical examiner setting · laboratory setting · clinical setting · bioweapons research · Soviet Union
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2895
A scientist races to stop a deadly virus by mutating it into compassion—until kindness becomes its own danger.
Why this is here
Premise labels: deadly virus · virus mutation · kindness contagion · pandemic conspiracy · political plot · race against time · worldwide crisis
Setting labels: near future · alternate reality · global setting · China · United Kingdom · research laboratory · political sphere
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2898
A genius with hallucinatory specialist “aspects” investigates a stolen corpse hiding dangerous biotech data.
Why this is here
Premise labels: genius consultant · hallucinated helpers · stolen corpse · encoded data · biotechnology mystery · high-tech conspiracy · mind as system · dangerous information
Setting labels: alternate present-day USA · urban setting · corporate intrigue · biotech lab world · morgue · mansion · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2946
A scientist’s matter-transmission experiment goes horribly wrong, and a murder confession hides the reason.
Why this is here
Premise labels: scientist gone wrong · matter transmission · forbidden experiment · murder mystery · body transformation · scientific hubris
Setting labels: France · French setting · scientific laboratory · factory
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2964
A fugitive demi-human faces escalating government pressure as rival factions, hidden powers, and brutal plans collide.
Why this is here
Premise labels: immortalism · human vs nonhuman · fugitive protagonist · government conspiracy · human experimentation · terror threat · superpowered conflict · manhunt
Setting labels: Japan · high school · research center · laboratory · prison · government facilities · urban setting · contemporary setting · secret experiment program
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2992
An FBI agent hunts a brutal killer and uncovers a GM-crop conspiracy that may hide an alien threat to humanity.
Why this is here
Premise labels: genetic conspiracy · GMOs · alien takeover · eco-terrorism · FBI investigation · biotech threat · government conspiracy · apocalyptic threat · corporate conspiracy
Setting labels: contemporary setting · global setting · United States · California · Washington DC · Norway · research lab · seed vault · FBI milieu · government milieu · corporate milieu · military milieu
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2995
In 2059 New York, Eve Dallas investigates two immaculate murders tied to a hidden project about perfection and human cloning.
Why this is here
Premise labels: murder investigation · hidden secret · genetic engineering · cloning · designer humans · ethical dilemma · perfection quest · medical conspiracy
Setting labels: 2059 · New York City · near-future · police department · medical setting · holiday setting · Thanksgiving
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.3011
A young CDC doctor investigates linked Ebola outbreaks across the U.S. and uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Why this is here
Premise labels: epidemic investigation · virus outbreak · medical conspiracy · CDC investigation · biosecurity threat · murder mystery · deliberate infection · healthcare corruption
Setting labels: Atlanta · CDC · United States · hospital setting · clinic setting · laboratory setting · 1980s · postmodern medical system · epidemic setting · aero/road travel
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.3035
