J. A. Stapleton

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I have 133 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 109693 times and 52 of my stories have been cherry picked.
6 of my 90 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 6 votes

J. A. Stapleton is the author of three crime novels. His book, film and TV reviews are available on Instagram at @j.a.stapleton

His literary influences are Ian Fleming, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy.

The first book in the Detective Lacey series "THE PATROLMAN" will be published weekly on Friday with ABCTales.com.

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Through War & Adversity - Chapter 2

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 27 May 2018

When Adelise Gèroux finished packing her life into a single tattered suitcase she walked out onto the third-floor balcony of her boarding house to take in the evening air.

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Through War & Adversity - Chapter 1

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 24 May 2018

The burly man lying face down in the sand may have well been dead.

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Jeopardy in Beta Block

By J. A. Stapleton on Wed, 25 Apr 2018

In a near-dystopian future, CID Inspector, Jeopardy Carter, stumbles on a conspiracy involving a leading construction tycoon and the privitization of council properties. If she doesn't pull the plug on her investigation, things could get worse for the residents of block beta.

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Triumph der Verdammten

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 05 Apr 2018

JOSEPH GETTLER sat in silence: staring at his eggs, at his new breakfast bar, with his wife and two daughters laughing, in his six-bed Cambridge townhouse, feeling like he’d become completely unstuck.