Free Audiobook : Ghosts of Honolulu, By Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll

In 1941, as tensions with Japan escalate, Hawaii becomes a hotbed of espionage, with spies, intelligence agents, and military personnel converging on the islands, affecting the lives of local residents. Central to this intrigue are two figures: Douglas Wada, the sole Japanese American agent in naval intelligence, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy sent to gather information on the U.S. fleet in Pearl Harbor.

Wada, a native of Honolulu, engages in covert operations ranging from posing as a newspaper reporter to translating wiretaps on the Japanese Consulate, and even interrogating the first American POW of World War II. On the other side, Yoshikawa operates under the guise of a junior diplomat at the consulate, funneling critical intelligence directly to Admiral Yamamoto. "Ghosts of Honolulu" vividly portrays the intense espionage activities between the Japanese and US intelligence agencies, including a mercenary Nazi, in the period leading up to World War II.

The narrative also spotlights the ordinary residents of Honolulu, like Wada's father, who suffer from the war's anti-Japanese sentiment and the efforts of intelligence professionals to avert the mass internments that plagued California. Authors Mark Harmon, star of NCIS, and co-author Leon Carroll, a former NCIS Special Agent, have meticulously researched long-hidden historical documents to craft this authentic NCIS tale of subterfuge, discovery, and peril. "Ghosts of Honolulu" explores the blurred lines between reality and appearance in the high-stakes world of naval intelligence.