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About crimebookjunkie

Noelle Holten is an award-winning blogger at www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk. She is the PR & Social Media Manager for Bookouture, a leading digital publisher in the UK, and worked as a Senior Probation Officer for eighteen years, covering a variety of risk cases as well as working in a multi agency setting. She has three Hons BA's - Philosophy, Sociology (Crime & Deviance) and Community Justice - and a Masters in Criminology. Noelle's hobbies include reading, attending as many book festivals as she can afford and sharing the booklove via her blog. Dead Inside - her debut novel with One More Chapter/Harper Collins UK is an international kindle bestseller and the start of a series featuring DC Maggie Jamieson. 6 Ripley Avenue, a stand-alone thriller is out this September.

Is the man an impostor or did his friend fake his death? #TheLazarusCharter #GuestPost @nholten40 @tonybassett1 @rararesources

Posted on May 6, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Delighted to be taking part in Tony Bassett’s THE LAZARUS CHARTER blog tour today. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for the invite. I have a fabulous guest post to share with you all. First though, let’s find out a bit Continue reading Is the man an impostor or did his friend fake his death? #TheLazarusCharter #GuestPost @nholten40 @tonybassett1 @rararesources→

When the body of a missing tourist is found… who is to blame? #TheLizardBook #Extract #Prologue @DBrucelockhart @nholten40 @Brownlee_Donald @MuswellPress

Posted on April 30, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Delighted to be hosting Dugald Bruce-Lockhart’s debut novel THE LIZARD blog tour today! I’ve an excellent extract to whet your whistles, so grab a cuppa and enjoy. Oh wait! Let me tell you a bit about the author and this Continue reading When the body of a missing tourist is found… who is to blame? #TheLizardBook #Extract #Prologue @DBrucelockhart @nholten40 @Brownlee_Donald @MuswellPress→

BLOODY SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2020 CANCELLED… #PressRelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

Posted on April 29, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

<Insert all the crying faces here> I think most of us expected this news, and although it is totally understandable and the right thing to do – it doesn’t mean I (or anyone else) has to pretend to be happy. Continue reading BLOODY SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2020 CANCELLED… #PressRelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland→

Gripped by gang wars, London’s East End is plunged into an endless reign of terror. . . #HackneyCentral #Extract @nholten40 @BOTBSPublicity

Posted on April 24, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Read on! Read on! Today I am sharing an extract for Michael K Foster’s HACKNEY CENTRAL! Thanks to Sarah at Book on the Bright Side for the invite! A bit about the author and this book first… About the Author Continue reading Gripped by gang wars, London’s East End is plunged into an endless reign of terror. . . #HackneyCentral #Extract @nholten40 @BOTBSPublicity→

What if some secrets were never meant to stay buried? #NoneTheWiser #MiniReview @RachelAmphlett @nholten40

Posted on April 19, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

What if some secrets were never meant to stay buried? When a parish priest is brutally murdered in cold blood, a rural community is left in shock – and fear. New to the Vale of the White Horse, Detective Sergeant Continue reading What if some secrets were never meant to stay buried? #NoneTheWiser #MiniReview @RachelAmphlett @nholten40→

THE ENEMIES AREN’T AT THE GATE THEY’RE ALREADY INSIDE… #PowerPlay #Review @nholten40 @TonyKent_Writes @eandtbooks @angelaontour

Posted on April 16, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

? Happy Publication Day to Tony Kent and Power Play! ? THE ENEMIES AREN’T AT THE GATE THEY’RE ALREADY INSIDE When a plane explodes over the Atlantic Ocean, killing hundreds of passengers, including controversial US presidential candidate Dale Victor, it Continue reading THE ENEMIES AREN’T AT THE GATE THEY’RE ALREADY INSIDE… #PowerPlay #Review @nholten40 @TonyKent_Writes @eandtbooks @angelaontour→

BLOODY SCOTLAND CONFIRMS THAT THE McILVANNEY PRIZE AND BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE WILL GO AHEAD… #PressRelease @BloodyScotland @nholten40

Posted on April 15, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Yesterday I received the books I need to read and score as I once again was asked to be a Bloody Scotland reader! Myself and others are given 4-6 books to read over 6-8 weeks and score. ?Our lips are Continue reading BLOODY SCOTLAND CONFIRMS THAT THE McILVANNEY PRIZE AND BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE WILL GO AHEAD… #PressRelease @BloodyScotland @nholten40→

She won’t stop until she finds the truth… #WithoutATrace #Review @nholten40 @mariwriter @orionbooks @orion_crime

Posted on April 13, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

A FATAL CRASH A plane on route from London to New York City has disappeared out of the sky. This breaking news dominates every TV channel, every social media platform, and every waking hour of the Metropolitan Police and US Continue reading She won’t stop until she finds the truth… #WithoutATrace #Review @nholten40 @mariwriter @orionbooks @orion_crime→

Connor must race to unmask a killer whose savagery is only matched by their cunning… #NoPlaceToDie #Review @nholten40 @NlBro @TheCrimeVault

Posted on April 11, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Blair Charlston swapped the stock market for salvation – and now he’s making a killing. Once a controversial venture capitalist, Charlston reinvented himself as a personal and business development guru after surviving an attempt to take his own life when Continue reading Connor must race to unmask a killer whose savagery is only matched by their cunning… #NoPlaceToDie #Review @nholten40 @NlBro @TheCrimeVault→

Grace finds herself with an impossible dilemma… #AmazingGrace #OneYearOn #BookBirthday @nholten40 @KimTheBookworm @HeraBooks

Posted on April 10, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Happy #BookBirthday to Kim Nash’s AMAZING GRACE! Today I am re-sharing my review for Amazing Grace to celebrate! Just a wee reminder about the author and the book’s description … in case you didn’t already know! Kim Nash is an Continue reading Grace finds herself with an impossible dilemma… #AmazingGrace #OneYearOn #BookBirthday @nholten40 @KimTheBookworm @HeraBooks→

Looking for your next read? @0neMoreChapter_ #KindleMonthlyDeals – Get Downloading! @nholten40

Posted on April 1, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

My publisher, One More Chapter has secured some awesome #KindleMonthlyDeals across Amazon UK and US this month (April 2020) and I thought I’d share them with y’all so you can fill up your kindles and get reading! Of course, I’m Continue reading Looking for your next read? @0neMoreChapter_ #KindleMonthlyDeals – Get Downloading! @nholten40→

Can either hide in her double’s skin? #DeadRinger #Review @nholten40 @nmartinwriter @SarabandBooks

Posted on March 29, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

The idea is simple, vain, exciting. Tap the app, upload a picture of yourself, find your lookalike. Set up a meeting to see whether you have anything else in common. When Ella and Jem meet, the physical resemblance is uncanny, Continue reading Can either hide in her double’s skin? #DeadRinger #Review @nholten40 @nmartinwriter @SarabandBooks→

WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER . . . EVEN MURDER. #TheSix #Review @nholten40 @LucaVeste

Posted on March 22, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

Six friends have been trapped by one dark secret. It was supposed to be our last weekend away as friends, before marriage and respectability beckoned. But what happened that Saturday changed everything. In the middle of the night, someone died. Continue reading WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER . . . EVEN MURDER. #TheSix #Review @nholten40 @LucaVeste→

London Book Fair 2020 Award Winners Announced #PressRelease @nholten40 @LondonBookFair

Posted on March 11, 2020 by crimebookjunkie

The winners of the UK Book Blog Awards 2020, recognising the importance of social media influencers to the book world are as below: Book Podcaster of the Year: Sentimental Garbage With The Comma Press Podcast being highly commended by the Continue reading London Book Fair 2020 Award Winners Announced #PressRelease @nholten40 @LondonBookFair→