Read-alikes and related books

Books like Contest

Across Action & Adventure — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Contest by Matthew Reilly.

Action & Adventure Fiction

Top related books to Contest

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Fisher Lotos

Wayne Creed

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Forbidden Tomb (the Hunters 2)

Chris Kuzneski

Themes: Action & Adventure

Reasons of State

Edward Harper

Themes: Action & Adventure

Breathless

Amy McCulloch

Themes: Action & Adventure

Close Your Eyes and See

Bernard R. Cenney

Themes: Action & Adventure

Raid 42

Graham Hurley

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Fifth Witness

Michael Connelly

Themes: Action & Adventure

Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest

Mike Maden

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Newsmakers

Lis Wiehl

Themes: Action & Adventure

#10

The Killer’s Game

Jay R. Bonansinga

Themes: Action & Adventure

#11

THE BROWN SKIN SCAR FACE

Joshua Levi Brown

Themes: Action & Adventure

#12

Bel-Air Dead A Stone Barrington Novel

Stuart Woods

Themes: Action & Adventure

#13

Smokescreen

Iris Johansen

Themes: Action & Adventure

#14

Death Stalks the Night

Cynthia Wakefield

Themes: Action & Adventure

#15

Dragon

Clive Cussler

Themes: Action & Adventure

#16

When the Lights Went Out—All Over the World

Robert Luedeman

Themes: Action & Adventure

#17

Havoc

Jack B. Du Brul

Themes: Action & Adventure

#18

Solo

Jack Higgins

Themes: Action & Adventure

#19

A Walk on the Rough Side A Walk Through the Pittsburgh Northside

Charles W. Sharp

Themes: Action & Adventure

#20

The Boy on the Bridge

M. R. Carey

Themes: Action & Adventure

#21

City of Dreams

Don Winslow

Themes: Action & Adventure

#22

Ask No Mercy

Martin Österdahl

Themes: Action & Adventure

#23

Hungry as the Sea

Wilbur Smith

Themes: Action & Adventure

#24

First Response

Stephen Leather

Themes: Action & Adventure

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Contest by Matthew Reilly. Connected by Action & Adventure. Authors featured include Wayne Creed, Chris Kuzneski, Edward Harper, Amy McCulloch, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.