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Dangerous Rhythms

An Interview with T. J English

Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter October 22, 2022

October 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Dangerous Rhythms: T.J. English

Having spent decades writing about crooks and killers, what seedy corner of America’s immigrant underworld could best-selling author TJ English explore next? Jazz, of course! OK, this might seem like a strange fit. In books like The Westies and Where the Bodies are Buried, English took a close look at ruthless Irish American gangsters from Hell’s Kitchen to South Boston. Then … [Read more...] about An Interview with T. J English

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