The new James Patterson and Maxine Paetro novel, Confessions - The Murder Of An Angel, was released on October 26, 2015. The novel is the fourth in the Patterson/Paetro Confession series for young adult readers. As in the three previous novels in the series, Pryor Cashman Litigation Partner Philip Hoffman acted as a legal consultant on the book.

Hoffman has also worked as a legal consultant with Patterson and Paetro on their twelve #1 New York Times Best Sellers in the Women's Murder Club series: 4th of July, The 5th Horseman, The 6th Target, 7th Heaven, The 8th Confession, The 9th Judgment, 10th Anniversary, 11th Hour, 12th of Never, Unlucky 13, and The 14th Deadly Sin. In two of the novels, a recurring character (a defense attorney) is named Philip R. Hoffman. 

Hoffman debuted as a fictional character in The 8th 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 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.”

In addition to consulting on the books in the Confessions and Women's Murder Club series, Hoffman has also been a legal consultant on those books authored by Patterson and Paetro in the Private series.

Hoffman receives a special acknowledgment in the back of Confessions - The Murder Of An Angel, where Patterson and Paetro note their thanks to him "for weighing in on the law."