Charlotte Jay

About the Author

Charlotte Jay was the pseudonym of Australian mystery writer Geraldine Halls (1919-1996). One of the best and most singular authors of the suspense era, she wrote only nine books, but their unorthodoxy secured her a high place in Mystery Hall of Fame. The haunting Beat Not The Bones won the then newly created Edgar Award for Best Novel of the Year in 1954.

Bibliography

• The Knife Is Feminine 1951
• Beat Not the Bones 1952
• The Fugitive Eye 1953
• The Yellow Turban 1955
• The Man Who Walked Away (US Title: The Stepfather) 1958
• Arms for Adonis 1960
• A Hank of Hair 1964
• The Voice of the Crab 1974

As Geraldine Halls Jay:

• The Feast of the Dead (US Title: The Brink of Silence) 1956