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Michael Crichton

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Rising Sun.

Plot structure labels used: whodunit, twists and turns, fast pace, brisk pacing, page-turner, investigation-driven, reveals through interrogation, cover-up mystery, clue trail, late-stage resolution, info-dense exposition

Focused on “investigation-driven” 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.

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Cover of Flybot by Dennis E. Taylor

Flybot

Dennis E. Taylor · 2025

A physicist finds impossible tech, and he and a colleague are pulled into a near-future AI mystery with deadly consequences.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1232

Cover of A Case of Need by Michael Crichton

A Case of Need

Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson · 2017

A Boston pathologist investigates when a doctor friend is jailed over a woman’s death after an alleged illegal abortion.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1622

Cover of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

The Caves of Steel

Isaac Asimov · 1997 · Robot, chronological order

A skeptical Earth detective is forced to solve a murder with a humanoid robot partner in a crowded, far-future city.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1696

Cover of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein

These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

Izzy Wasserstein · 2024

A trans woman returns to her anarchist commune to solve her ex’s murder and confront killers wearing her pre-transition face.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1702

Cover of Annihilation by Catherynne M. Valente

Annihilation

Catherynne M. Valente · 2018 · Mass Effect: Andromeda Novels

A stranded multi-species ark faces murder, a spreading plague, and failing systems on its long trip to Andromeda.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1771