The Last Dance: The True Story of Mata Hari's Secret Life

She danced for kings, seduced generals, and died before a firing squad. But was Mata Hari really the master spy history claims she was?

In the glittering salons of Belle Époque Europe, she was known as the most exotic dancer of her generation—a mysterious Eastern princess who captivated audiences with sacred temple dances and seduced the continent's most powerful men. But behind the jeweled veils and Oriental mystique lay Margaretha Zelle, a desperate Dutch housewife who had reinvented herself so completely that she fooled an entire civilization.

The woman who became Mata Hari was:

• A failed marriage survivor who transformed tragedy into triumph

• An international celebrity who moved freely between enemy capitals

• The lover of military officers from Germany, France, and Russia

• A woman caught in the deadly web of World War I espionage

Now, more than a century later, newly discovered evidence reveals the shocking truth...