“A love letter to Phoenix disguised as an entertaining whodunnit.” –Axios Phoenix
 
Jolene Garcia is a local TV reporter in Phoenix, Arizona, splitting her time between covering general assignments––anything from a monsoon storm to a newborn giraffe at the zoo––and special projects. Stories that take more time to research and pro-duce. Stories that Jolene wants to tell.

When word gets out about a death at a radio station, Jolene and other journalists swarm the scene, intent on reporting the facts first. The body is soon identified as Larry Lemmon, a controversial talk show host who died under suspicious circumstances. Jolene conducted his final interview, giving her and her station an advantage. But not for long.

As the story heats up, so does the competition. Jolene is determined to solve this murder. It’s an investigation that could make or break her career––if it doesn’t break her first. 

Equal parts thought-provoking and entertaining, Off the Air introduces Jolene Garcia in Emmy Award–winning reporter Christina Estes’s Tony Hillerman Prize–winning debut.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
CHRISTINA ESTES is an award-winning reporter who spent more than twenty years covering crime, public policy, and business for TV and radio stations in Phoenix, Arizona. Her reporting has appeared on CBS and National Public Radio (NPR). Christina’s career inspired her mystery series featuring reporter Jolene Garcia, which began with Off the Air, winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for Best First Mystery Set in the Southwest.