Books like Stinger by Nancy Kress

Andy Weir’s debut science‑fiction bestseller follows astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on Mars in 2035, as he uses ingenuity to survive.

In a future where corporations weaponize genetic engineering, Paolo Bacigalupi’s *The Windup Girl* explores the ethical and societal consequences of bioterrorism and gene hacking.

Michael Crichton’s 2006 satirical techno‑thriller, the last novel published under his own name, blends science‑fiction, suspense, and legal intrigue to explore the limits of genetic engineering.

Former CIA agents turned detectives Sean King and Michelle Maxwell investigate a murder inside a secretive lab near a CIA training camp, uncovering a conspiracy that could shatter national security.

A story of power, science, and suspense in a Colorado mansion.

An authoritative history of autism that traces its medical origins, examines rising diagnoses, and champions neurodiversity, offering insight into treatment, discrimination, and the quest for a more inclusive society.

Experimental psychologist Jim Marchuk’s memory‑losing breakthrough is challenged when he confronts the hidden psychopaths he once unleashed, forcing him to join forces with quantum physicist Kayla Huron to alter human nature before global violence spirals out of control.

A techno‑thriller in report form, The Andromeda Strain follows an expert team in New Mexico as they confront a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that threatens humanity.

When Israeli police escort a suspect carrying a stolen religious relic, Virgil Flowers discovers the artifact holds startling secrets about King Solomon, and soon finds himself hunted by ruthless rivals who will kill anyone protecting its truth.

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Former FBI researcher Emmy Dockery leaves her job to chase a hidden connection in hundreds of unsolved murders, kidnappings, and rapes, convincing even her ex‑boyfriend that a single killer is behind them all.

Retired Quebec detective Armand Gamache reluctantly assists a neighbor’s search for her missing husband, uncovering the disturbing workings of a psychologically damaged mind.

Shaw Kinnard’s lethal reputation turns a chance encounter with Jordie Bennit into a high‑stakes chase—she must survive a kidnapping, a $30‑million crime, and a relentless hunt by feds and crime bosses.

Three high school teenagers become serial killers while investigating a Spree Murders case.

A FBI agent embarks on a harrowing chase after a serial killer in South America after his wife is kidnapped from the US.

An anesthesiologist accused of malpractice must chase a conspiracy after a tragic childbirth, racing against time to clear his name and uncover the truth.

In Minneapolis‑era Minnesota, state investigator Kirk Stevens and FBI special agent Carla Windermere hunt a young assassin who kills a billionaire. Their pursuit leads them into the world of a high‑tech murder‑for‑hire social‑media platform.

In Prosperity, North Carolina, the Special Crimes Unit tackles a haunting string of murders where victims forget their crimes—a murder by a local deputy deepens the mystery.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

FBI agent Mark Beamon, exiled in the Southwest, pursues a deadly conspiracy after a millionaire family’s murder leads him from a Utah survivalist’s cabin to a cult‑like church and a high‑tech empire.

A gripping tale of science and religion, as a brilliant virus hunter uncovers the truth behind a series of deadly epidemics and confronts a diabolically intelligent killer who is rewriting history and killing untold numbers of people.