J. A. Stapleton

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I have 103 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 126306 times and 18 of my stories have been cherry picked.
5 of my 82 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 5 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.

My stories

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...

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Paint It, Red (Part II of II)

By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 18 Nov 2016

4 The tires of the black ’62 Lincoln Continental dug in and spat out the gravel with frustration. It drew alongside the flight of steps leading into...