Charlotte Jay was the pseudonym adopted by Australian mystery writer and novelist, Geraldine Halls. One of the best and most singular authors of the suspense era, she wrote only nine crime books, but their unorthodoxy secured her a high place in Mystery Hall of Fame.
Awards: Edgar (1954)
Genres: Mystery
Novels
The Knife Is Feminine (1951) (as by Charlotte Jay)
Beat Not The Bones (1952) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Fugitive Eye (1953) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Yellow Turban (1955) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Feast of the Dead (1956) (as by Geraldine Mary Jay)
aka The Brink of Silence
The Man Who Walked Away (1958) (as by Charlotte Jay)
aka The Stepfather
Arms for Adonis (1960) (as by Charlotte Jay)
A Hank of Hair (1964) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Cats of Benares (1967)
The Cobra Kite (1972)
The Voice of the Crab (1974)
The Last Summer of the Men Shortage (1976)
The Felling of Thawle (1979)
Talking to Strangers (1982)
This Is My Friend's Chair (1995)
Beat Not The Bones (1952) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Fugitive Eye (1953) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Yellow Turban (1955) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Feast of the Dead (1956) (as by Geraldine Mary Jay)
aka The Brink of Silence
The Man Who Walked Away (1958) (as by Charlotte Jay)
aka The Stepfather
Arms for Adonis (1960) (as by Charlotte Jay)
A Hank of Hair (1964) (as by Charlotte Jay)
The Cats of Benares (1967)
The Cobra Kite (1972)
The Voice of the Crab (1974)
The Last Summer of the Men Shortage (1976)
The Felling of Thawle (1979)
Talking to Strangers (1982)
This Is My Friend's Chair (1995)
