An exhilarating thriller about a white nationalist group –and the man taking them down from the inside – written with critically acclaimed author Patrick Hoffman’s ‘crisp pace and superb timing’ (Wall Street Journal)
Bunny Simpson is at his usual post behind the counter at a Denver cigarette store when his volatile friend Jerry presents an opportunity: 500 dollars to beat a guy up. Jerry has been dealing steroids to Helen, a lawyer, who is getting rapidly stronger just as she gets more erratic, vengeful towards her cheating ex-husband who she asks Jerry to attack. Bunny’s relatively solid conscience isn’t enough to stop him from biting -- Ray, his beloved quasi-uncle, is behind on rent for the apartment they share, and Bunny will do anything to bail him out. And it’s a small favor; just friends helping friends. Right?
Not quite. When Bunny and Jerry arrested, Bunny finds himself faced with a choice: Go to jail for years, or take a plea deal to go undercover in a white nationalist group under federal investigation. Bunny obliges, and soon he finds himself witness to a new world of startling violence, toxic masculinity, and warped conceptions of discipline, religion, and patriotism. If these men discover that he’s a snitch, they’ll kill him without blinking. His life is at stake, but so is his freedom. Soon Bunny is embroiled in a criminal enterprise far darker than he could’ve imagined -- a wasp’s nest with eyes on him from all sides -- and he needs to penetrate it at its center.
Patrick Hoffman, critically acclaimed author of Every Man a Menace and Clean Hands, is at his brilliant best in these pages. A wholly unique portrait of friendship, extremism, and the dual power of technology and money, Friends Helping Friends is an electrifying thriller from a veritable talent.
Genre: Mystery
Bunny Simpson is at his usual post behind the counter at a Denver cigarette store when his volatile friend Jerry presents an opportunity: 500 dollars to beat a guy up. Jerry has been dealing steroids to Helen, a lawyer, who is getting rapidly stronger just as she gets more erratic, vengeful towards her cheating ex-husband who she asks Jerry to attack. Bunny’s relatively solid conscience isn’t enough to stop him from biting -- Ray, his beloved quasi-uncle, is behind on rent for the apartment they share, and Bunny will do anything to bail him out. And it’s a small favor; just friends helping friends. Right?
Not quite. When Bunny and Jerry arrested, Bunny finds himself faced with a choice: Go to jail for years, or take a plea deal to go undercover in a white nationalist group under federal investigation. Bunny obliges, and soon he finds himself witness to a new world of startling violence, toxic masculinity, and warped conceptions of discipline, religion, and patriotism. If these men discover that he’s a snitch, they’ll kill him without blinking. His life is at stake, but so is his freedom. Soon Bunny is embroiled in a criminal enterprise far darker than he could’ve imagined -- a wasp’s nest with eyes on him from all sides -- and he needs to penetrate it at its center.
Patrick Hoffman, critically acclaimed author of Every Man a Menace and Clean Hands, is at his brilliant best in these pages. A wholly unique portrait of friendship, extremism, and the dual power of technology and money, Friends Helping Friends is an electrifying thriller from a veritable talent.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Gripping, raw, fast-paced, twisty, action-packed and beautifully written." - Harlan Coben
"Like Dashiell Hammett, Patrick Hoffman has worked as a private investigator and actually knows what the hell he's talking about . . . Friends Helping Friends is fast-paced, street-smart, surprising - and scaringly timely." - Dann McDorman
"Friends Helping Friends brings compassion and understanding to the lives of naive and desperate young people we see every day and ignore. Written with insight into the legal system and the underground economy, Hoffman has written his best book yet. I read it straight through and you will, too." - Chris Offutt
"Like Dashiell Hammett, Patrick Hoffman has worked as a private investigator and actually knows what the hell he's talking about . . . Friends Helping Friends is fast-paced, street-smart, surprising - and scaringly timely." - Dann McDorman
"Friends Helping Friends brings compassion and understanding to the lives of naive and desperate young people we see every day and ignore. Written with insight into the legal system and the underground economy, Hoffman has written his best book yet. I read it straight through and you will, too." - Chris Offutt
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