Reader’s guide

Questions
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A few clear answers for readers following the trail into JD Eells’s worlds.

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Where do I start with Puma and Kylo?

Start with The Backyard Boss, an illustrated cat adventure full of autumn leaves, a tiny intruder, and a very sleepy backup. The Halloween Invasion is also available now. Christmas Eve is coming Christmas 2026. Meet both cats and explore the books in their own section of the website.

What genres does JD Eells write?

JD Eells writes grounded crime thrillers, dark mysteries, cyberpunk, dark fantasy, horror, speculative fiction, and illustrated children’s adventures with Puma and Kylo.

Where should I begin?

Start with The Hunt: Duty of the Badge for a grounded crime thriller, or browse the complete catalog. The three-question guide can match you to a book.

Do the books have a reading order?

Every current JD Eells novel can be read on its own. Bloodlight begins The Hollow Crown series. Dead Signal, the planned second Cognita book, is in development. Cape Havers begins a connected YA supernatural-horror series.

Is The Hunt based on a real case?

No. The Hunt: Duty of the Badge is fiction. It uses a real Minnesota setting and recognizable law-enforcement structures, but its people, task forces, insignia, and case are fictionalized.

What is the status of Cape Havers?

The manuscript is in revision. Cape Havers: The Town That Remembers will begin a connected YA supernatural-horror series.

What ages are The Little Book of Scares for?

The remastered collections are intended for readers ages 8–14 who enjoy fast, funny supernatural stories with age-appropriate scares.

Where can I find all of JD Eells’s books?

Browse the complete catalog, or find every available title on the JD Eells Amazon author page.

What is Bloodlight about?

Ember crosses into Irrevane carrying an impossible light. Ancient factions close in, the Hollow Crown awakens, and a broken realm recognizes her before she recognizes herself.

How can I get in touch?

Please use the website contact form. It is the best way to send a message to JD Eells.

Where can I follow JD Eells?

JD Eells is on Instagram.