Ellen Butler is an international bestselling novelist writing the edgy, suspense-filled Karina Cardinal mystery novels. In addition, she has won multiple historical fiction awards for her WWII spy fiction novel, The Brass Compass. Her first Karina Cardinal mystery, Isabella's Painting, and The Brass Compass both became #1 Amazon bestsellers in the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the U.K. Her experiences working on Capitol Hill, and in the Washington, D.C. area, inspired the Karina Cardinal series; her grandfather's role as a WWII cryptographer inspired her interest in WWII history. 

Ellen is an admitted chocoholic and confesses to a penchant for shoe shopping. 
Visit her website at www.EllenButler.net. 

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