J. A. Stapleton
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17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 90612 times
and 27 of my stories have been cherry picked.
6 of my 86 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.
© J. A. Stapleton 2025
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The Patrolman - 4 (2/2)
The Lincoln threaded up the slopes, navigating the hairpin curves of Canyon Drive.
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The Patrolman - 4 (1/2)
It had been a spell since Jake Lacey darkened the doorstep of Hollywood Police Station.
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The Patrolman - 3
She took the stairs from the private room, her evening dress bunched up in one hand.
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The Patrolman - 2
The cabbie kept glancing at him in the rear-view mirror.
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The Patrolman - 1
The Super Chief came into the station like it was out of breath.
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Thank you, Drew. Appreciate
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025
Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it.
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This is an good piece. It
Posted on Mon, 28 May 2018
This is an good piece. It feels more like Science Fiction to me - what if violence stopped - and that novum is interestingly looked at with the unknown narrator and the second person pronoun. I would list this as Science Fiction, but if you...
Read full commentPosted in World peace
The rhyme works really well
Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015
The rhyme works really well and love the image that is conjured up through the imagery. Really lovely.
Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone