Selena's Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death

20th Anniversary Edition
An intimate and investigative portrait of beloved Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla s murder by Emmy Award-winning journalist Mar a Celeste Arrar s. Now with a new foreword and afterword by the author for the 20th Anniversary Edition.

There is no doubt that Yolanda Sald var pulled the trigger and killed Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla P rez on March 31, 1995. But does anyone know what really happened in Room 158 of the Days Inn, moments before the crime took place? Mar a Celeste Arrar s has many answers, and her unrivaled coverage of the murder, trial, and aftermath made her the undisputed expert on the Selena case. Arrar s shares firsthand information about the crime and the people involved including details of her headline-making jailhouse interview with Yolanda, who repeatedly spoke of Selena s secret a powerful hidden piece of information that she refused to divulge in the courtroom but revealed to Arrar s at length. Many questions were raised, and not all were answered until this revealing interview shed light on the crime.

Why was there a suitcase filled with Selena s clothes at the murder scene? What was the significance of the jeweled ring, adorned with the initial S that fell from Selena s bloody fist? Who was the doctor from Monterrey who called himself Selena s confidant and business adviser? Selena s Secret fits together the pieces of this puzzle and depicts what really happened on that rainy day in March.