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The new James Patterson and Maxine Paetro novel involving the Women's Murder Club, 10th Confession, was released in May 2011 and has continued to ascend The New York Times Bestseller List.

As in the six previous No. 1 best-sellers in the series, 4th of July, The 5th Horseman, The 6th Target, Seventh Heaven, The 8th Confession and The 9th Judgment, Pryor Cashman Senior Litigation Partner Philip R. Hoffman acted as a legal consultant on the book.

In addition, Hoffman debuted as a fictional character in The 8^th Confession, first appearing in Chapter 13 where reference is made to “the well-regarded criminal defense attorney Philip R. Hoffman,” who is described as “tall, stooped, six-foot four, forty-two years old and [having] unruly dark hair,” wearing “a midnight-blue Armani suit and a pink satin tie,” and whose “nails were manicured.” The somewhat older commercial & IP litigator Hoffman thanks the authors for the generous description.

Hoffman has returned as a character in 10th Anniversary, appearing first in Chapter 8: "Now she was going up against Philip Hoffman, and she'd lost to him before. Hoffman was no jerk. In fact, he was a gentleman. He wasn't theatrical. He wasn't snide. He was a serious dude, partner in a law firm of the highest order, and he specialized in criminal defense of the wealthy.”

Hoffman also receives a special acknowledgment in the back of 10th Anniversary, where Patterson and Paetro note their “thanks and gratitude to New York attorney Philip R. Hoffman" and others "for generously sharing their time and wealth of experience."