November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/5/26]

cover art by Ray Johnson

Charlotte Jay, Beat Not The Bones, 1952 Avon reissue

Winner of the very first Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1954

Jay was the pen name of Geraldine Halls who was born in Adelaide, South Australia on December 17,1919. After writing just nine novels in her life and traveling to exotic locales with her husband, a UNESCO official, she died on October 27, 1996 in her hometown.

better image than previously posted