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

Right off the bat, I have to confront the fact that this book does not contain 'Selena's secret'. Its existence is alluded to, but never revealed. The chapter entitled 'The Secret' is barely three pages long, and only implies that the reader is being disrespectful to Selena's memory for wanting to know what the secret is. Well okay Miss Arrarás, if you really feel that way, then maybe don't entitle a book 'Selena's Secret' then spend 200+ pages hyping it up?! That being said, I doubt there even is a secret. I am certain it is just the invention of Yolanda Saldívar for the sake of giving her a means of keeping herself in the headlines whenever she feels like hinting at it. The book obliquely references what the secret is; I won't repeat my inference here in case I'm mistaken, but even if I am right, and even if Yolanda is being truthful (which I highly doubt), it in no way lowers my opinion of Selena or in any way goes to explain or justify her assassination.The author did the right thing in treating Yolanda Saldívar as a person with her own thoughts and feelings. Miss Saldívar does get a fair hearing in this book. There is no need to rant and rave about what a monster she is, the facts alone speak to Saldívar's true nature. Prior to her intrusion on Selena's life, Yolanda was quite a sad individual who, by her own admission, "had no social life". Selena's stardom offered her a way out of that, but Yolanda being who she was, she was soon overcome by an envy that demanded Selena's destruction. This is why I don't get the sensationalism over 'Selena's secret'. The book is a perfectly interesting examination of Yolanda Saldívar's machinations and Selena's assassination without the need for any of that.Another thing that unfortunately stood out was the author's sniping at her media competitors as well as anyone who wouldn't talk to her in interviews at the time. At one point, she describes a (named) lawyer's dandruff in a moment that I can only think was included as a way of insulting him for not granting her an interview. Furthermore, she spends a lot of time boasting about her own career and the success of her TV station. Like 'okay, that's great, but it's not really relevant though is it'. Most of the book is devoted to Yolanda's trial, with both Yolanda and Selena receiving brief biographies before that. I would still recommend this book for the facts it contains, but would urge readers to disregard the veiled melodramatic references to unsubstantiated rumour.

Enjoyed reading it.

Written well but really did not answer any questions. More like showing off how moral of a reporter she is. It was a good read but left me disappointed and left me with more questions than answers.

It is a very good book of the Selina murder coverage and trial from a noteworthy journalist. 👍

good book so far haven't finished reading yet, but is well written