Response: It seems that He and Hackness share a close friendship.
Clarification:
Leaphorn harbors distrust towards O'Malley
. In Leaphorn's view, O'Malley embodies the typical traits attributed to employees of Federal agencies, behaving merely as a devoted assistant to his superiors
. Nevertheless, Leaphorn maintains his professional integrity and doesn't allow his feelings to affect the quality of his work; however, he struggles to be entirely candid with O'Malley
.
So, which book are you referring to?