J. A. Stapleton

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I have 104 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
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J. A. Stapleton is the author of three crime novels. His epistolary short story “Loyalty” was published by ESTRO in 2017. His film reviews are available on Instagram and Facebook, with in-print weekly reviews published in REBEL magazine for the University of Essex. He was recognised for his efforts and work exhibited in the Albert Sloman Library as a writer of the University.

His novels are currently in the editing stage. The Detective Lacey series span four books set in Los Angeles between December 1941 and September 1949. His literary influences are Ian Fleming, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy.

J. A. Stapleton does not claim to own any of the images used nor does he make money from them, each having been sourced from Wikimedia Commons and his own illustrations. No copyright intended.

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Nobody's Son or, Another Delinquent Boy's Betrayal (Part 2)

By J. A. Stapleton on Sat, 29 Apr 2017

[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

By J. A. Stapleton on Sat, 29 Apr 2017

“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)

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 27 Apr 2017

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)

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 27 Apr 2017

“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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Nobody's Son or, Another Delinquent Boy's Betrayal (Part 1)

By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 07 Apr 2017

“Is it better for a man to have chosen evil rather than to have good imposed upon him?” – Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange For Eleanor. [CHAPTER...