Books like Croc by David James

In "Crocodile Tears", spy‑agent Alex Rider confronts a con‑artist who plans to trigger the deadliest disaster ever by releasing a virus from genetically modified corn to drain charity funds.

Amelia Peabody, a thirty‑one‑year‑old Victorian gentlewoman and renowned Egyptologist, travels to Cairo with a troubled companion to pursue her passion, only to uncover a murder plot and a mysterious, homicidal mummy.

Vampire Chronicles: The Story of Marius, the Self-Styled Guardian of 'Those Who Must Be Kept'

A new student at a boarding school becomes embroiled in a supernatural mystery involving a ghost and a serial killer, leading her to confront dark secrets from her past.

A young boy discovers a cursed book that leads to a terrifying supernatural horror story.

A year‑by‑year chronicle of global crime spanning two centuries, profiling infamous killers, organized crime, and violent events from London’s slums to modern terrorist attacks.

An 18-year-old girl's love for her father helps her escape from her problems, but when she's involved in a murder, she winds up in prison and must confront hard facts about her father's love for her.

A warlock from the Salem witch trials lands in modern-day Los Angeles, hunting for ultimate evil and facing a witch hunter who seeks to prevent the horror of the past from repeating itself.

A Scottish detective, battling mental breakdown and addiction, follows a ten‑year‑old girl across the Gulf to confront a clandestine paedophile ring in Florida while trying to resolve a horrific murder from his past.

A tale of the petticoats between sisters and the haunting secrets of the dollager family, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat with its psychological tension and spine-tingling plot twists.

The Dollanganger Family Series: A Thriller with Family Secrets and Unpredictable Villains

From Jack the Ripper to the modern day drug cartels, discover the most notorious crimes and criminals in history. With a foreword by bestselling crime author Peter James, *The Crime Book* explores over 100 crimes and examines the science, psychology and sociology of criminal behaviour. See the gory details of each crime and how it was solved, with renowned quotes and detailed criminal profiles letting you delve into the criminal mind. *The Crime Book* looks at the big ideas and concepts in criminology spanning from pirates, kidnapping and political plots to modern con artists, serial killers and rogue traders, including the Black Dahlia investigation, the Mississippi Scheme, and the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer. *The Crime Book* is the perfect introduction to law enforcement and criminology across history's most infamous crimes.