#30 in Spy & espionage
Crocodile Tears
- 388
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Crocodile Tears” is the eighth “Alex Rider” adventure, teenage-spy action for readers who already know what the series offers. Some feel it follows the established formula closely, down to real crocodiles this time. Others, returning to the series as adults, find the action hurried and the boy hero’s feats hard to believe.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Crocodile tears are false or insincere displays of emotion.
Reading order · Alex Rider
Full order & progress →- StormbreakerStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Point Blanc
7.77.7 / 10 - Skeleton Key
7.67.6 / 10 - Eagle Strike
7.97.9 / 10 - Scorpia
7.97.9 / 10 - Ark Angel
7.77.7 / 10 - Snakehead
7.77.7 / 10 - Crocodile TearsThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Scorpia Rising
7.97.9 / 10 - Russian Roulette
–Not ranked yet - Never Say Die
–Not ranked yet - Secret Weapon
–Not ranked yet - Nightshade
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 110 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Spy & espionage average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 11 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 99 | 90% |
Frequently asked
What age is Crocodile Tears for?
Crocodile Tears sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 388 pages — longer than 57% of the ranked books in Spy & espionage.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
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