Femme Fatale

Mata Hari: The Untold Story of the Original Femme Fatale… – Emma Beeby, Ariela Kristantina & Pat Masioni (Berger Books)

 I’ve long been fascinated by Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod. Better known by her stage name Mata Hari, Margaretha was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I, and executed by firing squad in France in 1917. Now, as introductions go, that’s…