This is the riveting account of one of the first Americans to spy for Joseph Stalin. A brilliant Columbia University graduate, Isaiah Oggins went to Berlin to establish a safe house and spy for his country-but he turned coat. Working for the Soviets, he was nevertheless poisoned in 1947 on Stalin's orders. Classified for decades, Oggins' story is a cloak-and-dagger tale to rival the best novels.
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"I loved this book. Can't say I'm too sad for the demise of the spy. They trusted Stalin more than their American citizenry. It made a great story of the danger of trusting the wrong side." — fred (5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved this book. Can't say I'm too sad for the demise of the spy. They trusted Stalin more than their American citizenry. It made a great story of the danger of trusting the wrong side."
" More of a research book reconstructing what happen to an American who in the founding days of communism worked for Stalin's secret service in Europe. It is a resear book. "
" Mildly boring, but couldn't stop reading it for some reason. Found via NPR (rolls eyes) "
" It is nonfiction, so there is a lot of history. I loved it! "
" Another one of those books on a subject I typically find interesting but the life of this man wasn't the least bit interesting and I really can't decide why exactly there was a book written about him after reading this book. "
" Started this today so far "fine"....could have done with a tad less on the mill town.....but it's holding my interest! "
" The story of the main character is not well-recorded, but the overall picture of Soviet intelligence during the Inter-War Period is very interesting. "
" It's possible I'm just not smart enough to appreciate this book. I tried several times but just couldn't get interested enough in it. "
" Non-fiction that reads like fiction. "
Andrew Meier is the author of Black Earth: A Journey through Russia after the Fall and The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin’s Secret Service. A former Moscow correspondent for Time, he has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, among numerous other publications, for more than two decades. His work has been recognized with fellowships from the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library and the Leon Levy Center for Biography, as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
David Chandler is an Earphones Award–winning narrator who has read numerous titles for New York Times bestselling authors William Kent Krueger and C. J. Box, among others.
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