J. A. Stapleton
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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.
The first book in the Detective Lacey series "THE PATROLMAN" will be published weekly on Friday with ABCTales.com.
© J. A. Stapleton 2025
My stories
Never Say Die (James Bond 007) 2 / L'Uomo Che Visse Due Volte (1 of 4)
It was a stifling day in late July (according to the radio in the staff room, one of the hottest since records began) and M, the Head of the Secret Intelligence Service, found himself cooped up in his office.
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Never Say Die (James Bond 007) 1 / Overcoming the Monster (2 of 2)
James Bond came to his senses at around three-thirty in the morning.
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Never Say Die (James Bond 007) 1 / Overcoming the Monster (1 of 2)
The English, as a seafaring nation, have always been a hard-drinking people.
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Through War & Adversity - Chapter 3 - Part II
The man’s index finger curled gingerly around the trigger and tugged on it once.
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Through War & Adversity - Chapter 3 - Part I
The Gestapo man took the 9mm Walther P08 out of his pocket. He screwed a silencer fitted for a Luger (the manufacturers made no difference) to the muzzle’s front end, and flicked the safety catch down, and waited for some courage, courage to kill this woman.
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