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Books Like The Andromeda Strain

by Michael Crichton · about this book

Loved The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton? If its science fiction, plot-driven and race against time hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Cold Storage, Dark Matter and South of Nowhere. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Andromeda Strain: Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Race Against Time · Thriller · Ticking Clock

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   Cold Storage

   David Koepp

   Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful · Science Fiction

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   Dark Matter

   Blake Crouch

   Scientist Protagonist · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Science Fiction

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   South of Nowhere

   Jeffery Deaver

   Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful · Fast-Paced

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4. 

   White Out

   Ken Follett

   Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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5. 

   Project Hail Mary

   Andy Weir

   Race Against Time · Ticking Clock · Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven

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6. 

   The Pandora Room

   Christopher Golden

   Plot-Driven · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Fast-Paced

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7. 

   Ready Player Two

   Ernest Cline

   Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven

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8. 

   The Three-Body Problem

   Liu Cixin

   Scientist Protagonist · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Thriller

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9. 

   The Last Murder at the End of the World

   Stuart Turton

   Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful

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10. 

    All Our Yesterdays

    Cristin Terrill

    Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Science Fiction · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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11. 

    The Devil's Hand: A Thriller

    Jack Carr

    Bioterrorism · Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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12. 

    Zero Days

    Ruth Ware

    Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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13. 

    NO EXIT

    Taylor Adams

    Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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14. 

    State of Terror

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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15. 

    Without Sanction

    Don Bentley

    Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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16. 

    Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick

    Holly Jackson

    Ticking Clock · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Fast-Paced

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17. 

    The Butcher's Masquerade

    Matt Dinniman

    Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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18. 

    The Spy and the Traitor

    Ben Macintyre

    Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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19. 

    Patient Zero

    Jonathan Maberry

    Race Against Time · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction

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20. 

    The Loop

    Ben Oliver

    Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Race Against Time · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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