The beautiful and the ugly, honesty and blatant lies, love and wanton cruelty coexist dangerously side by side. And not everyone has the strength to admit that only the small tip of a huge human iceberg is visible. Ridley finds these strengths in himself and also tries, with his characteristic frankness and cynicism, to convey this to others. Cosmopolitan

"Crocodile" is the prose debut of one of the best British playwrights, the creator of the cult film "Reflective Skin" Philip Ridley. Dominic Neil loves punk Billy Crowe, and Billy Crowe loves crocodiles. Twins Theo and David are passionate about crocodiles and punk Billy Crow. The king loves the crocodile, but cannot forgive him for living forever. The crocodile devours its enemies.