Charles Brandt
AmericanMemoirTrue Crimeb. 1942 — d. 2024
Charles P. Brandt (March 13, 1942 – October 22, 2024) was an American investigator, attorney, and author best known for I Heard You Paint Houses, a narrative nonfiction account of Frank Sheeran that served as the basis for Martin Scorsese's 2019 film The Irishman. A former state prosecutor and defense lawyer, Brandt combined investigative work and legal experience to produce several books on organized crime and high-profile investigations.
Notable Works
['I Heard You Paint Houses (2004)', 'The Right to Remain Silent (1988)', "We're Going to Win This Thing: The Shocking Frame-up of a Mafia Crime Buster (2012)", 'Suppressing the Truth in Dallas: Conspiracy, Cover-Up, and International Complications in the JFK Assassination Case (2022)']
