T. J. English (Thomas Joseph English) is best known for his historical and contemporary non-fiction books about organized crime. He is an author and a journalist.
He has written:
Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution (2008)
The Havana Mob: Gangsters, Gamblers, Showgirls and Revolutionaries in 1950s Cuba (2007)
Paddy Whacked (2005)
Born to Kill (1995)
The Westies (1990)
He is a member of a large Irish Catholic family of ten brothers and sisters.
