Maura Fox

SAN DIEGO -- Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once.

"Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB," by Merryl Goldberg and Vince Houghton. (Hanover Square Press/TNS)

SAN DIEGO -- Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once.

SAN DIEGO -- Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once.

SAN DIEGO -- Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once.

SAN DIEGO — The sunset from my favorite East County mountaintop was truly spectacular this week. It always is. Year after year, I’ve found it’s the best place to see

SAN DIEGO -- Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once.

It's a wild tale that Merryl Goldberg recounts in her new book, "Notes of Deception."

It’s a wild tale that Merryl Goldberg recounts in her new book, “Notes of Deception.”

SAN DIEGO — Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under