J. A. Stapleton

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I have 103 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 74326 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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My stories

The Second World War: PART 2 - Adelise Gèroux - Paris (1945) #2

By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 05 Jan 2018

When Adelise Gèroux finished packing her life into a single suitcase, she walked out onto her balcony to take in the evening air.

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The Second World War: PART 1 - Roger Farrier - Dunkirk (1940) #2

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 04 Jan 2018

REDRAFT The burly man lying face down in the sand may have well been dead.

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Lenin on Loons

By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 15 Dec 2017

Three times I blink. I’m in my old high school, sitting on a cream couch in the Assembly Hall that bisects block B and block C. Somebody blares Marc...