author
J. M. (James Morgan) Walsh
1897–1952
A remarkably prolific Australian storyteller, he turned out mysteries, thrillers, adventures, and speculative tales with impressive speed. His books helped build his reputation as one of the busiest popular novelists of his era.
1 Audiobook
The Lost Valley
by J. M. (James Morgan) Walsh
About the author
Born in Geelong, Victoria, in 1897, he was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne and began publishing fiction while still young. His first novel appeared in 1921, and within a few years he had become a full-time writer.
He is best known for an enormous output of popular fiction, especially crime and mystery novels, though he also wrote war stories, adventures, romances, and some science fiction. After marrying Louisa Mary Murphy in 1925, he spent time in both Australia and England, where much of his later career was based.
Walsh died in 1952 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Even if many readers know him mainly through his detective stories, his range across genres shows a writer who was always ready to entertain a wide audience.