Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr release Ghosts of Sicily

8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 9

The pair's third book follows 2023's "Ghosts of Honolulu" and 2025's "Ghost of Panama" and examines a wartime naval intelligence operation involving the Mafia in 1942 New York and Sicily.
Harmon said Carroll, a retired NCIS agent and longtime technical adviser on "NCIS," shaped his portrayal of Leroy Jethro Gibbs and helped inspire their collaboration after years working together.
The book focuses on the Office of Naval Intelligence's alliance with Charles "Lucky" Luciano and other mob figures to protect US waterfronts, counter German threats and support operations in Italy.

How did a TV star and a real agent uncover a WWII secret the US Navy tried to bury forever?

Was the US Navy's WWII pact with the Mafia a brilliant strategy or a corrupt bargain that ultimately backfired?