Barbara NorthMystery Author
The Bottom Shelf, a basement bar at night: regulars at the counter under amber lamps, a red neon sign, and a figure heading down the steps
Mystery author. Funny letters. I write for you.

Come on downstairs.

Barbara North is a mystery writer working on her first novel, but she writes short letters to her readers and sends them out every other Friday in the late afternoon, a time traditionally reserved for government scandals and product recalls. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’ll make you cry. She aims to do both. Sign up!

A taste  ·  from letter No. 7

Suggested Changes/Dump the Rest

One literary agent told me she loved the premise but to dump the rest.

Read the restThe full letters are for readers on Barbara’s list.
The novel

The Bottom Shelf

An Amateur Sleuth Mystery. Coming soon.

The author
A stencil-style portrait of Barbara North, looking down and smiling