J. A. Stapleton

I have 127 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 103906 times and 46 of my stories have been cherry picked.
6 of my 88 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 6 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.

The first book in the Detective Lacey series "THE PATROLMAN" will be published weekly on Friday with ABCTales.com.

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Never Say Die (James Bond 007) 1 / Overcoming the Monster (2 of 2)

By J. A. Stapleton on Mon, 08 Oct 2018

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)

By J. A. Stapleton on Mon, 08 Oct 2018

The English, as a seafaring nation, have always been a hard-drinking people.

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Through War & Adversity - Chapter 3 - Part II

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 03 Jun 2018

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

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 03 Jun 2018

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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Through War & Adversity - Chapter 2

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 27 May 2018

When Adelise Gèroux finished packing her life into a single tattered suitcase she walked out onto the third-floor balcony of her boarding house to take in the evening air.