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ⓘ About Charles Brandt
Charles Brandt is an American literary fiction author that is best known for the novel “I Heard You Paint Houses.” He was the grandson of Luigi and Rosa DiMarco, two Italian immigrants that owned a small farm on Staten Island. Like many of their contemporaries, they were illiterate even though they would become a significant part of Brandt’s life. As a child growing up, he lived in Staten Island and was a huge fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. They left their home on Staten Island when he was three as his younger sister had some respiratory problems. The family would then move to a suburb on the Brooklyn-Queens border and they were literally a street away from Brooklyn. As a four year old, he attended high school in Manhattan, usually commuting all the way from Queens.
All Book Series by Charles Brandt
I Heard You Paint Houses / The Irishman
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2004
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business
Book 2 of 4 · published 2008 Co-authored · Joe Pistone
We're Going to Win This Thing
Book 3 of 4 · published 2011 Co-authored · Lin DeVecchio
Suppressing the Truth in Dallas
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Charles Brandt?
Charles Brandt is an American literary fiction author that is best known for the novel “I Heard You Paint Houses.” He was the grandson of Luigi and Rosa DiMarco, two Italian immigrants that owned a small farm on Staten Island. Like many of their contemporaries, they were illiterate even though they would become a significant part of Brandt’s life. As a child growing up, he lived in Staten Island and was a huge fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Which Charles Brandt series should I start with?
Charles Brandt's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Right to Remain Silent (1988).
How many books has Charles Brandt written?
Charles Brandt has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2022. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Charles Brandt's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 5 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Charles Brandt's books organised into series?
This guide splits Charles Brandt's 5 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (4 books); Standalone Novels (1 book).