X-Book

Days of the Dead

Click Buy to Log in and see personalised pricing.

Send as a gift Get in the xigxag app
How does xigxag pricing work?

Listen to a sample

What to expect

William Hoffer - handsome, refined, a little cold perhaps - is an established figure in London society.

But Hoffer has secrets. He is vague about his Midwestern origins. The counsel he offers a Russian billionaire may extend to murkier topics than art investments. Then there is his Kensington flat, which is only rented, and the broader question of his money, which is running out.

When a ghost from his past in Mexico surfaces, Hoffer is forced to revive brutal instincts for self-preservation . . .

Hoffer is an amoral thriller of intelligence, wit and style, and a coruscating commentary on the world we live in now.

(P)2017 John Murray Press

Critics Review

An intricately plotted novel of international intrigue that reads like a wickedly inspired collaboration by the young Evelyn Waugh, Patricia Highsmith, and Martin Amis. His prose glitters like a dagger, propelling us through a maze of deceptions and unexpected revelations
Joyce Carol Oates
Cynical, dry, and sharp as a skewer. A wicked, twisty read
Mick Herron
Hoffer is both excellent and original, and captures the morally dubious world of the international rich with panache, humour and some beautiful prose
Oliver Harris
Glencross is blisteringly gifted - funny and brilliant - and tells a great, gripping story about the beautiful monsters of the London super-elite
David Lipsky, author of Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
Perfectly constructed and elegantly written, this is a superior thriller
NetGalley March Books of the Month
Hoffer, born in Ohio but repurposed as a raffish, art-fancying scrounger, is by Graham Greene out of Patricia Highsmith . . . the novel packs a considerable punch
Irish Times
Impeccably plotted
Daily Telegraph
A likeable capriccio, stuffed with epigrams, the plot Wodehousian
Sunday Telegraph
Wonderfully entertaining
Mail on Sunday, Thriller of the Week
Detailed insights into the lifestyles of London's excessively rich . . . meticulous portrayal of Hoffer's circle, its convoluted codes and catty manners
TLS
Author Tim Glencross
Narrator Bill Champion
Duration 5 hours and 20 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473622791
Format Audiobook
Publisher John Murray Press
Genre Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

More from the same

Author

About xigxag

xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK’s only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.

There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at £8.99. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from £3.99. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.

Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.

Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.