Harvey Klehr 

Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Politics and History 

"A fascinating story masterfully told."
--Norman Podhoretz, author of twelve books and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

"Bookstores and libraries will probably place this book in the history or politics section of their collections. It could rightfully be placed on the mystery aisle alongside John le Carré or John Grisham. A spellbinding work of investigative scholarship, The Millionaire Was a Soviet Mole is far more than just a work of history or politics past. It is also a reminder about how our political system can still be hijacked by those who wish democracy harm. This is a book that teaches us about the past and is a warning about the future."
--Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, Emory University, and author of Denying the Holocaust

"Harvey Klehr is unquestionably the most important living historian of American Communism and Soviet espionage in the United States. The Millionaire Was a Soviet Mole tells the improbable, picaresque, and fascinating story of David Karr, a tremendous raconteur, liar, and con man who hovered in the shadows of Soviet/U.S. espionage. His story throws a brilliant light onto the moral, social, and political ambiguities of that world. It's a great American story of the Cold War, brilliantly told and informed by Klehr's unparalleled and authoritative knowledge."
--Jonathan Brent, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and author of Inside the Stalin Archives

"Harvey Klehr's superb book weaves together the many threads of the strange but fascinating life of David Karr--a wealthy business executive who was sympathetic to Soviet Communism and had influential contacts in the Kremlin; a left-wing political chameleon who cozied up to Stalinists but also sought links with Nazis; a journalist who thought nothing of betraying his sources; an often charming political operator who won friends (and enemies) in both major U.S. political parties; a seemingly devoted husband who rampantly betrayed all four of his wives; and a Jewish supporter of Israel who also at times helped Israel's enemies. Karr worked for so many conflicting sides that he may even have confused himself about where his true allegiances (if he had any) lay. Drawing on a vast array of evidence, much of which was inaccessible until recently, Klehr has produced a riveting account of the life of this alluring but repulsive man."
-- Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies program, Harvard University