Cure it with Honey

Thurston Scott [George Leite and Jody Scott]

Cure it with Honey

New York:

Harper & Brothers Publishers

1951

Cure it with Honey was written by George Leite, owner of a bookstore and gallery in Berkeley, California, and Jody Scott, who would become a cult science-fiction writer. It won the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel in 1952 and is a tough rendition of Mexican American street gangs, with themes of violence, incarceration, and sex of all varieties. Leite and Scott were both friends with many early “Beat” writers and artists, and helped publish their work and display their art.

From the Collection of Jeffrey Johnson