Threat of Night (Yön Uhka) - Paperback

It's 1941, and a young reporter named Matti Kurki discovers a Nazi spy ring operating in and around his hometown of Berkeley, California. Events are set into motion when his best friend, a physicist who works with Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, is sent to a mental institution and subsequently escapes. Matt receives strange visitors and mysterious phone calls. These are followed by a murder, a suicide, threats to Matt and confrontations with double agents, hired thugs and dangerous Nazis bent on sabotageMatt is called on to be brave and resourceful as he puts his life in danger to pursue the biggest story he's ever written. Supporting Matt are his Finnish-born parents, extended family and friends, and Martta, his Finnish-American girlfriend. A war raging in Europe and calls for isolationism by the likes of Charles Lindbergh form the backdrop to this story of intrigue.