In 1987, Canadian journalist Carole Jerome published a book, "The man in the mirror: A story of love, revolution and treachery in Iran" detailing both her romantic relationship with Ghotbzadeh and her journalistic account of the revolution. In his 1991 book, "Inside the KGB: Myth and Reality", Vladimir Kuzichkin claimed that Ghotbzadeh had been an agent of the Soviet military intelligence service during his studies in the United States, adding that he had later detached himself from it. The book also alleged that the KGB had fabricated and placed a false CIA cable to an unnamed American agent in Iran in his residence, which was used as evidence to arrest and try him.