Ellen Butler

Ellen Butler is the internationally bestselling author of the Karina Cardinal mystery series. Her experiences working on Capitol Hill and at a medical association in Washington, D.C. inspired the mystery-action series. Multiple books in the series have hit #1 on Amazon bestseller lists in the US and abroad. Book critics call the Karina Cardinal mysteries, “intelligent escapism” and “unputdownable adventures that will take readers on an electrifying yet light-hearted and humorous journey.” Butler is also the author of the award-winning historical suspense novel, The Brass Compass. The Brass Compass has won multiple awards for historical fiction including: 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award, 2018 IndieReader Discovery Award, 2019 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal Winner. Butler started writing in the romance genre and won the The Romance Reviews Readers’ Choice Award 2015 with her novel Planning for Love. Her 12th book Operation Blackbird, a Cold War spy novel, released in October 2022.

Butler is a hybrid author—both traditionally and indie published and regularly attends conferences to share her writing and publishing experiences through workshops, presentations, and panel session. The topics she presents include Finding an Agent, Exploring Different Publishing Options, Marketing, Writing Historical Fiction, Incorporating Love Stories into Mystery Fiction. In addition to WBTR, Butler is also a member of International Thriller Writers, Virginia Writer’s Club, Sister’s in Crime, and is the Speaker Coordinator for the Chesapeake Chapter of Sister’s in Crime.