Books like Orphan X

Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz · 2016

• Thrillers
• Suspense fiction
• Vigilantes
• Assassins

Top match: Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Last checked: October 28, 2026

• Darkly Dreaming DexterJeff Lindsay

  Darkly Dreaming Dexter

  Jeff Lindsay · 2004 · Adult

  about 300 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books about vigilantes.

  • Thriller
  • Vigilantes
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • vigilantes
    Orphan X: "Vigilantes -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
    Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Vigilantes -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for Darkly Dreaming Dexter, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Gray ManMark Greaney

  The Gray Man

  Mark Greaney · 2009 · Adult

  about 400 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books about assassins.

  • Thriller
  • Assassins
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    The Gray Man: "FICTION / Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • assassins
    Orphan X: "Assassins -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
    The Gray Man: "Assassins -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for The Gray Man, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides

  The Silent Patient

  Alex Michaelides · Adult

  Novel · about 350 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    The Silent Patient: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for The Silent Patient, read September 24, 2026.
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• Dark MatterBlake Crouch

  Dark Matter

  Blake Crouch · 2016 · Adult

  about 370 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    Dark Matter: "Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (LoC 655)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for Dark Matter, read September 24, 2026.
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• Killing FloorLee Child

  Killing Floor

  Lee Child · 1997 · Adult

  about 500 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for Killing Floor, read September 24, 2026.
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• Step on a CrackJames Patterson

  Step on a Crack

  James Patterson · 2007 · Adult

  about 380 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for Step on a Crack, read September 24, 2026.
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• The HousemaidFreida McFadden

  The Housemaid

  Freida McFadden · 2022 · Adult

  about 340 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    The Housemaid: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, domestic" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, psychological" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for The Housemaid, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown

  The Da Vinci Code

  Dan Brown · 2003 · Adult

  Novel · about 490 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    The Da Vinci Code: "Suspense & Thriller" (OL subject); "thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for The Da Vinci Code, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafón

  The Shadow of the Wind

  Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2001 · Adult

  about 530 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    The Shadow of the Wind: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for The Shadow of the Wind, read September 24, 2026.
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• Dolores ClaiborneStephen King

  Dolores Claiborne

  Stephen King · 1992 · Adult

  about 310 pages

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  Why: Both are thriller books.

  • Thriller
  What both books share

  • thriller
    Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    Dolores Claiborne: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, psychological" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Orphan X; Open Library and Wikidata for Dolores Claiborne, read October 12, 2026.
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