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Loved The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells? If its classics, science fiction and mad scientist hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, You and Watchers. 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 Invisible Man: Classics · Science Fiction · Mad Scientist · Villain Protagonist · Horror
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mad Scientist · Villain Protagonist · Classics · Victorian Era · Horror
Caroline Kepnes
Villain Protagonist · Cat and Mouse Chase · Anti-Hero · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced
Dean Koontz
Mad Scientist · Cat and Mouse Chase · Horror · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven
Jeff Lindsay
Villain Protagonist · Cat and Mouse Chase · Plot-Driven · Anti-Hero · Horror
China Mieville
Mad Scientist · Cat and Mouse Chase · Plot-Driven · Horror · Science Fiction
Thomas Harris
Villain Protagonist · Anti-Hero · Cat and Mouse Chase · Horror · Plot-Driven
Eoin Colfer
Mad Scientist · Villain Protagonist · Anti-Hero · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven
Dean Koontz, Kevin J. Anderson
Mad Scientist · Plot-Driven · Horror · Fast-Paced · Dark
Tsugumi Ohba
Villain Protagonist · Anti-Hero · Cat and Mouse Chase · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced
Marissa Meyer
Villain Protagonist · Plot-Driven · Anti-Hero · Science Fiction · Dark
Ian Fleming
Cat and Mouse Chase · Anti-Hero · Classics · Plot-Driven · Dark
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Cat and Mouse Chase · Mad Scientist · Horror · Plot-Driven · Dark
Kieron Gillen
Villain Protagonist · Anti-Hero · Plot-Driven · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced
Jules Verne
Anti-Hero · Mad Scientist · Victorian Era · Classics · Plot-Driven
V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab
Villain Protagonist · Cat and Mouse Chase · Anti-Hero · Violent · Science Fiction
Lee Child
Cat and Mouse Chase · Anti-Hero · Plot-Driven · Small Town · Violent
Gamon Sakurai, Tsuina Miura
Cat and Mouse Chase · Anti-Hero · Horror · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced
Oscar Wilde
Villain Protagonist · Anti-Hero · Classics · Victorian Era · Horror
Richard K. Morgan
Cat and Mouse Chase · Anti-Hero · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced
Peter Benchley
Cat and Mouse Chase · Plot-Driven · Horror · Dark · Small Town
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