Blurbs are this weird thing in the publishing world, where authors with a book coming out are expected to ask other authors to not only read said book, but then say something nice about it, something nice the requesting author can then plaster across their book and social media presence. When you’ve built a circle of fellow authors largely out of shared interests and a spirit of friendship, the process feels…exploitive? But you do it anyway, because that’s how the business works, and every author imagines the reader who picks up a book, recognizes the blurbing author, and makes a purchase decision based on that one rave review.
But more importantly, LOOK AT ALL THESE COOL BLURBS.
“The Contest is a thrilling suspenseful mind bending adventure.”
– S.A. Cosby best selling author of All the Sinners and Razorblade Tears
“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
“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
“Jeff Macfee drops the reader into a hall of mirrors with no way out. A singular book.”
– Adam Oyebanji, author of A Quiet Teacher
“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, NYT Bestselling author of The Broken Room and Paradox Bound
“Like Willy Wonka if it was written by Hitchcock… LOVE THE BOOK. Seriously, it is SO GOOD.”
– Stephen Blackmoore, author of Dead Things
“Here’s a riddle: what’s the best mystery puzzler since ‘Squid Game’? The answer is Jeff Macfee’s ‘The Contest.’”
– Nick Kolakowski, author of Where the Bones Lie
