Friendly Fire

by Christopher Ransom, Larry Hardison, Daryl Jackson

A survivor's perspective of a deadly encounter with the New York City Police Department. Friendly Fire is a powerful story of choices, consequences, survival, and redemption. Christopher Ransom takes readers through a life marked by struggle, crime, incarceration, and a life-changing 2019 confrontation that left him seriously wounded and a police detective dead from friendly fire. Facing the consequences of his actions, Ransom reflects on responsibility, faith, mental health, education, and the possibility of becoming a different person. This book explores how quickly one decision can change a life, and how even after the darkest moments, a second chance can become the beginning of something meaningful.

Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2026

About the author

Christopher Ransom is the author of internationally bestselling novels including The Birthing House and The People Next Door. He studied literature at Colorado State University and worked at Entertainment Weekly magazine in New York, and now lives near his hometown of Boulder, Colorado.