Charles Brandt books in order

Q: "How many books has Charles Brandt written?"

"Charles Brandt has written five books across two series."

Q: "What was Charles Brandt's first book?"

"Charles Brandt's first book is The Right to Remain Silent, published in 1988."

Q: "How did I Heard You Paint Houses become The Irishman?"

"Martin Scorsese optioned the book rights and adapted it into the 2019 Netflix film The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino. The film followed Brandt's book closely, using Sheeran's deathbed confessions about his involvement in organized crime and the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa."

Non-Fiction

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
I Heard You Paint Houses / The Irishman	2004	Buy
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business	2008	Buy
We’re Going to Win This Thing	2011	Buy
Suppressing the Truth in Dallas	2022	Buy

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Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
The Right to Remain Silent	1988	Buy

Charles Brandt is an American author and attorney who worked as a homicide prosecutor and chief deputy attorney general in Delaware. His legal career gave him firsthand experience with criminal investigations, which he brought to his writing. He is best known for I Heard You Paint Houses (2004), in which mob hitman Frank Sheeran confesses to killing Jimmy Hoffa.

Brandt’s other non-fiction works also deal with organized crime and corruption. Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business (2008) continues the story of FBI undercover agent Joe Pistone, while We’re Going to Win This Thing (2011) examines corruption within the FBI’s New York office. Suppressing the Truth in Dallas (2022) looks at the investigation surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Charles Brandt written?

Charles Brandt has written five books across two series.

What was Charles Brandt's first book?

Charles Brandt’s first book is The Right to Remain Silent, published in 1988.

How did I Heard You Paint Houses become The Irishman?

Martin Scorsese optioned the book rights and adapted it into the 2019 Netflix film The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino. The film followed Brandt’s book closely, using Sheeran’s deathbed confessions about his involvement in organized crime and the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

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