Charlotte Jay | |
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| Born | Geraldine Mary Jay 17 December 1919 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 27 October 1996 (aged 76) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Beat Not the Bones |
Geraldine Halls (17 December 1919 – 27 October 1996) was an Australian mystery writer and novelist who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Charlotte Jay, Jay being Halls's maiden name. Halls' book Beat Not the Bones won the then newly created Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers' Association of America for Best Novel of the Year in 1954. The crime novel, The Fugitive Eye was adapted for television for a drama series in 1961.[1] The episode starred Charlton Heston and the series was hosted by Fred Astaire.