J.M. Walsh
1897-1952
Pseudonyms: Jack Carew, H. Haverstock Hill, Stephen Maddock and George M. White
 

James Morgan Walsh was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia and educated in Melbourne. He moved to the UK in 1925 where he stayed till his death. He is the creator of:
1. 'Oliver Keene', an agent with the British Secret Service.
2. 'Bromley Kay', an Assistant Commissioner with the C.I.B. in Melbourne, Australia.
3. 'Rosalie Ormiston', a colonel and British Intelligence Agent.
4. 'Inspector Quaile', a police inspector in Melbourne, Australia.
5. 'Inspector Slane', a police inspector (under the pseudonym 'Stephen Maddock').
6. 'Inspector Storm', a Scotland Yard detective.
7. 'Timothy Terrel', a British Intelligence Agent (under the pseudonym 'Stephen Maddock').
 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Oliver Keene' Novels
 1) Island of Spies  1937
 2) Black Dragon  1938
 3) Dial 999  1938
 4) Bullets for Breakfast  1939
 5) King's Enemies  1939
 6) Secret Weapons  1940
 7) Death at His Elbow  1941
 8) Spies from the Skies  1941
 9) Danger Zone  1942
10) Island Alert  1943
11) Face Value  1944
12) Whispers in the Dark  1945
 'Bromley Kay' Novels
 1) The White Mask  1925
 2) The Man Behind the Curtain  1931
 3) The League of Missing Men  1932
 'Rosalie Ormiston' Novels
 1) The Secret Service Girl  1933
 2) Spies Are Abroad  1933
 3) King's Messenger  1933
 4) Spies in Pursuit  1934
 5) The Man from Whitehall  1934
 6) Spies Never Return  1935
 7) Tiger of the Night  1935
 8) The Silent Man  1935
 9) The Half Ace  1936
10) Spies' Vendetta  1936
11) Spies in Spain  1937
 'Inspector Quaile' Novels
 1) The Hand of Doom  1927
 2) The Tempania Mystery  1929
 3) Lady Incognito  1932
 'Inspector Slane' Novels (as 'Stephen Maddock')
 1) Exit Only  1947
 2) East of Piccadilly  1948
 3) Keep Your Fingers Crossed  1949
 4) Private Line  1950
 'Inspector Storm' Novels
 1) The Silver Greyhound  1928
 2) The Whisperer  1931
 'Timothy Terrel' Novels (as 'Stephen Maddock')
 1) A Woman of Destiny  1933
 2) The White Siren  1934
 3) Danger After Dark  1934
 4) Gentlemen of the Night  1934
 5) The Eye at the Keyhole  1935
 6) Conspirators in Capri  1935
 7) Conspirators Three  1936
 8) Forbidden Frontiers  1936
 9) Conspirators at Large  1937
10) Lamp-Post 592  1938
11) Doorway to Danger  1938
12) Spies Along the Severn  1939
13) Spades at Midnight  1940
14) Date with a Spy  1941
15) Drums Beat at Dusk  1943
16) Something on the Stairs  1944
17) I'll Never Like Friday Again  1945
15) Overture to Trouble  1946
 Other Novels
 1) The Brethren of the Compass (with E.J. Blythe)  1925
 2) The Company of Shadows  1926
 3) The Hairpin Mystery  1926
 4) The Images of Han  1927
 5) The Black Cross  1928
 6) The Crimes of Cleopatra's Needle  1928
 7) The Purple Stain  1928
 8) The Mystery Man  1929
 9) The Mystery of the Green Caterpillars  1929
10) The Week-End Crime Book (short stories) (with Audry Baldwin)  1929
11) The Black Ghost  1930
12) Exit Simeon Hex  1930
13) Mystery House  1931
14) The Bandits of the Night  1932
15) A Girl of the Islands  1932
16) Chalk-Face  1937
17) Freelance Spy  1937
18) Mutton Dressed as Lamb, and Live Bait (2 short novels)  1944
19) The Man Who Grew Bulbs  1945
20) Express Delivery  1946
21) Once in Tiger Bay  1947
22) Walking Shadow  1948
23) Time to Kill  1949
24) Return to Tiger Bay  1950
25) Next, Please  1951
26) King of Tiger Bay  1952
 As 'Jack Carew'
 1) The Secret of the Starglazer's Club  1926
 As 'H. Haverstock Hill'
 1) Anne of the Flying Gap  1926
 2) Spoil of the Desert  1927
 3) The Golden Isle  1928
 4) Golden Harvest  1929
 As 'Stephen Maddock'
 1) Step Aside to Death  1942
 2) Public Misschief  1951
 3) Close Shave  1952
 As 'George M. White'
 1) The Mystery of the Crystal Skull  1926

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