Jeff Macfee
Agent
Jeff Macfee is the author of the forthcoming crime novel The Contest (February, 2025) and the superhero noir Nine Tenths. He writes about ordinary people who do their best but make things worse. When he’s not writing he’s doing IT things and asking you to turn it off and on again. He lives in North Texas with his wife and three kids.
Find Jeff on his website at on Twitter at @jmacfee.
Bibliography
- StandaloneThe ContestJeff Macfee
- StandaloneNine TenthsJeff Macfee
Reviews
Standalone
The Contest
" A brilliant page-turner about obsession, compromise, child prodigies, and second chances, all set in a world where Willy Wonka made escape rooms rather than chocolate bars, THE CONTEST is my favorite thing I’ve read this year."Peter Clines, New York Times Bestselling author of The Broken Room and Paradox Bound
“THE CONTEST sports a fun story that does what my favorite crime novels do - transport me to an unfamiliar world and weave in a page-turning mystery. Jeff Macfee does not disappoint with this crackling debut.”Alex Segura, bestselling and acclaimed author of Secret Identity and Alter Ego
“Jeff Macfee drops the reader into a hall of mirrors with no way out. A singular book.”Adam Oyebanji, author of the Quiet Teacher Mysteries
"THE CONTEST is one you want to get your hands on. It's like Willy Wonka if it was written by Hitchcock. Seriously, it is SO GOOD."Stephen Blackmoore, author of the Eric Carter series
"A mystery wrapped inside a riddle inside an enigma, THE CONTEST is a clever puzzle box of a book. An intrigue-filled, cerebral theme park provides the setting for an affecting tale about finding one’s worth after defeat, and Macfee’s storytelling instantly drew me in from the first page."Victor Manibo, author of THE SLEEPLESS and ESCAPE VELOCITY
"THE CONTEST is a thrilling suspenseful mind bending adventure."S.A. Cosby best selling author of ALL THE SINNERS and RAZORBLADE TEARS
Nine Tenths
"People have been trying to do superhero noir for years now, and then Jeff Macfee rolls in and crushes them all with a simple, warts-and-all tale of ordinary people trying to make a living in a world where superpowers have become common. Dark and moody in the absolute best way, Nine Tenths is just fantastic. It's superpower noir at its very, very best, remembering that it's the glimpses of light and hope that make things look the darkest."Peter Clines, New York Times bestselling author of The Broken Room and Paradox Bound
"What’s the one thing more certain in life than death or taxes; the repo man. In the world of the superhumans, the one thing heroes and villains all fear is; the repo man. Because it doesn’t matter how big you are, there’s always someone who can take it all away. Nine Tenths is a fast-moving, frenetic, first-rate novel about the people with real power. And what happens when someone tries to turn it back on them."Simon R. Green, New York Times bestselling author
"An entertaining debut SF with exceptional voice and a ton of twists that will keep you on edge right to the end."Michael Mammay, author of The Misfit Soldier
"Fast-paced, gritty, and suspenseful, Nine Tenths gives a fresh spin to hardboiled detective fiction with a thrill ride into the world of superhero repo. Good stuff.”Meg Gardiner, author of the UNSUB series
"NINE TENTHS is a fantastic blend of the superhero fantasy and the hard-boiled detective. Jeff Macfee is a writer to watch."Stephen Blackmoore, author of Bottle Demon