Now filmed as 'The Irishman' starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and
Joe Pesci 'I heard you paint houses' are the first words Jimmy
Hoffa ever spoke to Frank 'the Irishman' Sheeran. To paint a house
is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the wall
and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded
interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he
handled more than twenty-five hits for the Mob, and for his friend
Hoffa. Sheeran learned to kill in the US Army, where he saw an
astonishing 411 days of active combat during World War 2. After
returning home he became a hustler and a hit man, working for
legenday crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually Sheeran would rise
to a position of such prominence that he was named as one of only
two non-Italians on a list of the twenty-six most wanted Mob
figures. When Bufalino ordered Sheeran to kill Hoffa, the Irishman
did the deed, knowing that if he refused, he would have been killed
himself. Sheeran's important and fascinating story includes brand
new information on other famous murders, and provides rare insight
into an infamous chapter in US and Mafia history. This is a page
turner that is destined to become a true-crime classic.
General
Imprint: |
Hodder Paperback
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2010 |
Authors: |
Charles Brandt
|
Dimensions: |
197 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
318 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4447-1050-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4447-1050-8 |
Barcode: |
9781444710502 |
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