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Podcast: Otherppl with Brad Listi
Episode: Episode 311 â Patrick Hoffman
Description: Patrick Hoffman is the guest. His debut novel The White Van is now available from Grove/Atlantic.Â
Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, says
"A heist propels Hoffmanâs outstanding first novel. Sophia, a Russian Ă©migrĂ©, plans to rob a San Francisco branch of US Bank with some inside assistance from its manager, Rada Harkov, and the help of two people recruited (decidedly against their wills) for the job: âthe Russian,â another Ă©migrĂ© and a black-market trader who owes Sophia money; and Emily, a young woman coerced into helping with drugs and threats (âShe had been made into a slaveâ). The r...