J. A. Stapleton
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I have 125 stories published in
17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 102044 times
and 44 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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My stories
The Patrolman - 15
Three in the morning - the witching hour.
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- 79 reads
The Patrolman - 14
Brenda's third house was a sleek white ship of a thing considered 'in' for Wilshire.
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- 85 reads
The Patrolman - 13
The club wasn’t as crowded tonight.
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The Patrolman - 12
Nobody else was on the 6 th Street Bridge that night – that’s why he chose it.
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The Patrolman - 11
In Inglewood, Jake Lacey hunched over his kitchen sink.
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