J. A. Stapleton
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I have 108 stories published in
17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 143078 times
and 19 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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.
© J. A. Stapleton 2026
My stories
The Second World War: PART 1 - Roger Farrier - Dunkirk (1940)
The burly man lying face down in the sand may have well been dead.
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Nobody's Son or, Another Delinquent Boy's Betrayal (Part 2)
[CHAPTER THE THIRD] THE OLD CODGER AND HIS PUPILS Despite this ‘dark spot’ in the official version of events, certain pieces of information,...
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Nobody's Son or, Another Delinquent Boy's Betrayal (Part 1) REVISED
“Is it better for a man to have chosen evil rather than to have good imposed upon him?” – Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange [1] . For Eleanor. [...
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Roots - Non-Fiction Group Project (2 of 2)
It was probably three in the afternoon when I emerged, doing an impression of a Seven Dwarf, and so, I then headed on to the not so short, almost...
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Roots - Non-Fiction Group Project (1 of 2)
“Home is where you hang your hat” – English Proverb. Rather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental , one should simply accept any place where one...
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