Summary of Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll's Ghosts of Honolulu

Ghosts of Honolulu (2023) explores the clandestine world of espionage in Hawaii before World War II. The historical thriller focuses on two characters based in real life. Douglas Wada, a Japanese American naval counterintelligence officer, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy, worked covertly amid rising tensions between Japan and the United States. Their hidden activities before the attack on Pearl Harbor are meticulously examined by NCIS star Mark Harmon and former NCIS Special Agent Leon Carroll Jr. They vividly portray the dangerous dance between spies, highlighting the critical role of naval intelligence and the rising distrust of the Japanese American community.