Joe Sharkey is an American author and former columnist for The New York Times. His columns focused mostly on business travel, while his non-fiction books focus on criminality. Sharkey also co-authored a novel. He has been the Assistant National Editor for The Wall Street Journal, the City Editor for the Albany Times-Union, and a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Formally residing in the New York area, he and his wife live in Tucson, Arizona.