"T.J. English, one of the great reporters of our time, has outdone himself with this amazing panorama of strivers and thugs.  The continuities over nearly two centuries are so striking that the past seems improbably clear.  Paddy Whacked is a page turner and a revelation." – Luc Sante, author of Low Life
 
"Compulsively readable…" – USA Today
 
"A riveting history of Irish thug life inextricably linked to some of America’s most cherished institutions." – Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of All Souls
 
"A colorful history of Shamrock gangdom... captivating... T.J. English gets his Irish up." – The Village Voice