Mark McShane


Mark McShane was an Australian author best known for the novel Seance on a Wet Afternoon. The New York Times called McShane "another of the brighter authors to emerge in the 1960's... who invents wonderful titles."
He sometimes wrote under the name "Marc Lovell".

Select writings

Myra Savage Mystery

Norman Pink

Andrew Bailey Mystery (as by Marc Lovell)

Jason Galt Mystery (as by Marc Lovell)

  • The Blind Hypnotist
  • ''The Second Vanetti Affair''

Appleton Porter Mystery (as by Marc Lovell)

  • The Spy Game
  • Spy On the Run
  • The Spy With His Head in the Clouds
  • Apple Spy in the Sky
  • Apple to the Core
  • How Green Was My Apple
  • The Only Good Apple in a Barrel of Spies
  • The Spy Who Got His Feet Wet
  • Good Spies Don't Grow On Trees
  • The Spy Who Barked In The Night - "Lovell's genius is his ability to write hilarious farce without losing either credibility or suspense"
  • That Great Big Trenchcoat in the Sky
  • The Spy Who Fell Off the Back of a Bus
  • Ethel and the Naked Spy
  • ''Comfort Me With Spies''

Other Novels