J. A. Stapleton

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I have 104 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 74583 times and 18 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 Detective Lacey novels are being edited. The series span four books set in Los Angeles between December 1941 and September 1949, combining the historical milestones of the era with fictional crime cases. 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 available on ABCTales.com.

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The Little Red Coat

By J. A. Stapleton on Tue, 21 Mar 2017

The Little Red Coat. NOSTALGIA [nostalgia] n. 1. Longing for a happier or better time in the past. [1] ONE. It was late, sometime around one or two...

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Loyalty or A Boy Born of Two Fathers - REVISED

By J. A. Stapleton on Tue, 28 Feb 2017

The letters and diary entries below were recovered amid a clear-out at the residence of a Mr. Arthur Loveday, at his home in Kendal Avenue, Edmonton...

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'13. Palermo.

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 12 Jan 2017

’13. Palermo. Great Britain. When I was eight or nine I recall sitting around my ‘Uncle’s’ conservatory in his three-quarters of a million-pound...

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'Till You're Home Again

By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 02 Dec 2016

“It seemed a fitting song to kiss the America I knew goodbye: You Belong to Me – The Duprees. I heard it first back in ’62 when America was merely an...

Paint It, Red (Part II of II) REVISED.

By J. A. Stapleton on Wed, 23 Nov 2016

4 ♯ It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black. ♯ -- -- sat upright in his seat and filled the rear-door compartment of his ’62 Lincoln...