{"product_id":"ghosts-of-sicily-the-true-story-of-the-naval-intelligence-agents-who-courted-the-mob-to-fight-nazis-in-america-and-the-battlefields-of-italy-9781400252985","title":"Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Absorbing history of an unlikely alliance.\" - Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling authors of \u003cem\u003eGhosts of Honolulu\u003c\/em\u003e comes their most harrowing true story yet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1942, and New York City is at war. German U-boats are sinking ships just miles offshore, and Washington, DC, is convinced that waterfront spies are providing intelligence targeting the ships. To thwart the threat, the Office of Naval Intelligence reaches out to those with the most sway along the waterfronts of Brooklyn and Manhattan - the mob. The result will be a triumph for the ONI and one of the most successful and controversial operations in the long history of what we now know as NCIS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Navy's alliance with Charles \"Lucky\" Luciano and his organization will send New Yorker Tony Marsloe and his fellow ONI officers on an international odyssey that includes holding secret meetings with legendary criminals, hunting clandestine spy rings operating on U.S. soil, and conducting daring undercover missions behind the bloody frontlines of the invasion of Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to towering historic figures like Meyer Lansky and General George Patton, readers will encounter a kaleidoscope of agents and gangsters who not only shaped the war in Italy but the future of international crime itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Harmon,Leon Carroll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Select\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.35w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400252985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarmon, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Harmon starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on \u003cem\u003eNCIS\u003c\/em\u003e for eighteen seasons and also served as executive producer of the show. In other television work, Mark received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/em\u003e and for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Special for \u003cem\u003eEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years\u003c\/em\u003e. Other credits include \u003cem\u003eReasonable Doubts\u003c\/em\u003e, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations; \u003cem\u003eChicago Hope\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFrom Earth to the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSt. Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eMoonlighting\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarroll, Leon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLeon Carroll, Jr., a native of Chicago, Illinois, was a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of major. Leon then began a twenty-year career as a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). He served in seven different locations, including tours as a Special Agent Afloat on the USS \u003cem\u003eRanger\u003c\/em\u003e(CV-61) and as the Special Agent in Charge of NCIS offices in the Republic of Panama and the Pacific Northwest. Upon retirement from NCIS, Leon was selected to be the technical advisor for the top-rated drama of the same name, holding that position for twenty seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mark Harmon \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858797543581,"sku":"9781400252985","price":47.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8461a1cf-9325-4661-a8d8-03a01e8f6ae9.jpg?v=1776860457","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ghosts-of-sicily-the-true-story-of-the-naval-intelligence-agents-who-courted-the-mob-to-fight-nazis-in-america-and-the-battlefields-of-italy-9781400252985","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}