J. A. Stapleton

I have 104 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 67152 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 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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The Road to Nowhere Special - Chapter V (Part I of II)

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 26 Jul 2015

Lacy's life begins to spiral out of control affecting his work habbits and numerous others. All comments and feedback will be returned and greatly appreciated! Images sourced from Wikimedia Commons - I do not claim to own these images nor am I making money from them, no copyright intended. Image owned by Kotivalo.

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From the Bottom...

By J. A. Stapleton on Wed, 03 Jun 2015

“I’ve been at this all morning.” he said, nodding determinedly. “I’ll catch this one, you’ll see.” He draped the fishhook into the pool, puffing on...

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The Firm - II - The Wild One (1959 Version)

By J. A. Stapleton on Tue, 02 Jun 2015

II The Wild One (1959 Version) Looking back, it was really the one incident that started it all off, on a freezing cold night outside a pub just off...

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The Firm - Prologue - Interview

By J. A. Stapleton on Tue, 02 Jun 2015

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW Joseph Arnold STAINES NAME: JOSEPH ARNOLD STAINES ADDRESS: AGE/ DATE OF BIRTH: 17 OCCUPATION: STUDENT DCS1996 We have agreed...

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The Firm - I - You're A Product of Your Environment

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 21 May 2015

I You’re a Product of Your Environment! ‘You’re a product of your environment!’ – something I’ll tell myself every day ‘till I drop dead. You see it’...