kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪð ɪnvˈɛntɪŋ ðə "wˈʊmənz pəlˈiːs pɹəsˈiːdʒɚɹəl," bˈʌtlɚ ɡˈeɪnd ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən fɔːɹ hɜː wˈɜːks, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðɪ ɪnspˈɛktɚ dʒˈɑːn kˈɔfɪn sˈɪɹiz pˈɛnd ˌʌndɚ hɜːɹ ˈoʊn nˈeɪm, ænd ðə tʃˈɑːɹmiən dˈænjəlz sˈɪɹiz pˈʌblɪʃt ˌʌndɚ ðə dʒˈɛni mˈɛlvɪl sˈuːdoʊnˌɪm.
Credited with inventing the "woman's police procedural," Butler gained recognition for her works, especially the Inspector John Coffin series penned under her own name, and the Charmian Daniels series published under the Jennie Melville pseudonym.