Dive into mystery, thriller & suspense

Welcome to the world of J. A. Kulp, where mystery, thriller, suspense, and horror collide. Explore captivating novels crafted for adult fans seeking multiple twists, great character development, and unforgettable stories. Discover your next thrilling read today!

Each novel is available  on Kindle, paperback and hardcover.

The Doctor’s Daughter

Dr Hughes, a world-renowned doctor, and his daughter, Amy, run a prestigious school out of a unique Victorian mansion.  What’s being studied extends far beyond academics.  Ben and Finn, two early teenage students, discover what is really being studied beneath the surface of this magnificent building.  They find friends, enemies, and even an experiment that can change the world as we know it.  What lengths are these doctors willing to go to achieve their goals?  Journey beneath this mysterious yet magical mansion to see what secrets the doctors are trying to unlock.

The Abandoned Garage

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group known as the Stewards dominates a large city and controls its citizens through a drug called “hope”.  One man named Tommy rises up against all odds by infiltrating their organization with the help of friends he meets along the way.  He is determined to eradicate the epidemic that is ravaging the city where he was raised.  Tommy stumbles upon what he thinks is an old abandoned garage in a destroyed village outside the city.  His encounter there marks the beginning of his story and his act of devastation as he exacts his revenge for what the Stewards have taken from him.

The Underground Labyrinth

A yearly talent show at a local school turns into a fight for survival.  Audience members and performers alike are trapped in a terrifying subterranean maze.  They race to escape the hellish nightmare they were forced into while battling unknown, horrific creatures, with only basic tools for defense.  Can they endure the labyrinth and prevail, or die trying?

The Voice That Guides Her

A young woman, named Jean, with amazing supernatural gifts, teams up with two Detectives to solve a double murder and kidnapping. Detectives Nicholas Barren and Dale Turner are astonished by Jean's talents. The three work quickly to solve a crime that appears to be a home robbery gone wrong. A child, Maggie, has been taken from the home invasion and is missing. Time is of the essence to recover this child safely. A series of lies and betrayals is uncovered as Jean works tirelessly to bring Maggie home. Will they find the young girl in time?

The Flicker

The Flicker follows Quinn, a man unknowingly drawn into a centuries-old conflict tied to the powerful Bancroft family and the ancient tomes they were sworn to guard. For generations, the Bancrofts protected one of six relics capable of bending reality itself, bound by a curse rooted in a long-forgotten pact. When that fragile balance begins to break, Quinn becomes entangled in a hidden war that has shaped history from the shadows. As buried truths surface, he uncovers a connection to the power that was never meant to awaken. With a relentless witch watching from the darkness and forces beyond comprehension closing in, Quinn must navigate a world where loyalty is uncertain and every choice carries consequence. In the end, the greatest threat may not be the one hunting him—but the truth he is destined to face.

The Hollow Realm; The Radiant Child - Book One

A mysterious curse is spreading… and the world is beginning to forget itself.

When Theobald returns to his village of Oakwood, he finds something deeply wrong. The people are alive, but hollow. Memories are slipping away, and no one can explain why. When his younger siblings are taken, he is forced beyond the safety of his home and into a world far more dangerous than he ever imagined.

Joined by Lucius, a skilled but burdened mage, Giselle, a healer of the divine, and Alden, a man hiding a power he barely controls, Theobald sets out to uncover the truth behind the spreading curse.

But everything changes when they meet Jasper.

A quiet boy with a strange and radiant power, one that others are already searching for.

As raiders sweep across the land and whispers of an ancient relic begin to surface, the group finds themselves caught in something far greater than a simple rescue.

Because the curse is no accident.

And the child they must protect may be the key to saving the realm… or the reason it falls.

The Radiant Child is Book One of The Hollow Realm, an epic dark fantasy series filled with magic, mystery, and a world on the edge of collapse.