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24 alternatives to The Girl in the Spider's Web

From the author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Girl in the Spider's Web launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Things A Little Bird Told Me▲65

   Creative secrets from the co-founder of Twitter

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   American Girls▲60

   Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Throwback Special▲61

   A Novel

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Phoenix Project▲61

   A novel about IT, dev-ops, and helping your business win

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Neuromancer▲104

    The novel that defined cyberpunk

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Understanding Comics▲79

    The invisible art of comic books

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ParrotRead▲89

    Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Suspension: a novel▲63

    For fans of Lost, Station Eleven and World War Z

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Inkling▲80

    Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Which Book Should I Read?▲104

    A recommendation tool to find your next book

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hustle▲71

    A new book about hustling

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    I Hate The Internet▲63

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →