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Joylene Nowell Butler

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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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I am Canadian/Métis, the author of suspense novels Dead Witness, Maski: Broken But Not Dead, Break Time, Matowak, and Kiss of the Assassin. In 2012 Broken But Not Dead won the IPPY Silver Medal. Born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, (April 25, 1953) I am the youngest of three children of Charles (Charlie) Murray Nowell, veteran, farmer and truck driver, and Gabrielle Frances, (nee Desjardins), a member of the wartime singing trio The Desjardins Sisters. When my father was discharged from the Navy, he moved us from Victoria to Haney, (Maple Ridge) BC. I grew up with horses, cows, pigs and chickens. A regular tomboy. I received a Bachelor's Degree in English and Philosophy from Douglas College and attended Simon Fraser University. In 1979, m ...more

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	The Insecure Writer's Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond by Alex J. Cavanaugh (Goodreads Author), Susan Gourley (Goodreads Author), Joylene Nowell Butler (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Witness 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matowak: Woman Who Cries 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken But Not Dead 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss of the Assassin 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maski: Broken But Not Dead 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Joylene Butler rated a book it was amazing Bliss Road: A memoir about living a lie and coming to terms with the truth by Martha Engber (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I could go on and on about how wonderful this book is. It's more than that. I thought I knew a thing or two about ASD. I was off the mark. Martha Engber's "Bliss Road" is heart-wrenching and astonishing and enlightening. I doubt anyone who reads this ...more
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Joylene Butler rated a book really liked it The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed the book; yes, it was slow starting, but I was able to pay attention and keep reading. The protagonists are too fascinating not to read on. The story is compelling, and while it was difficult at times to decipher what would happen next, I w ...more
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Joylene Butler and 1 other person liked Sierra_611's review of Kiss of the Assassin: "They say never judge a book by its cover, and in this case that is true. The cover for this book could use some help to get the engagement it deserves. I was drawn in by the title of the book, and then upon reading the description I knew I wanted thi" Read more of this review »
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Joylene Butler rated a book it was amazing Cold Moon (The Huntress/FBI Thrillers, #3) by Alexandra Sokoloff (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Excellent book!
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Joylene Butler rated a book it was amazing Kiss of the Assassin by Joylene Nowell Butler (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Joylene Butler liked T.P. Warren's review of Kiss of the Assassin: "Wow…it’s difficult to pull off making a killer sympathetic, but this author did it well. I was enthralled from the beginning of this page-turning novel. Intense and compelling from opening to end. I highly recommend."
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