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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.

Michael must race to bring the killer to justice – before it’s too late… #MarkedForDeath #Review @nholten40 @TonyKent_Writes @angelaontour @eandtbooks

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A thrilling follow-up to one of 2018’s hottest debuts, Killer Intent When London’s legal establishment is shaken to its foundation by the grisly crucifixion of a retired Lord Chief Justice, Detective Chief Inspector Joelle Levy is tasked with finding his killer. Continue reading Michael must race to bring the killer to justice – before it’s too late… #MarkedForDeath #Review @nholten40 @TonyKent_Writes @angelaontour @eandtbooks→

The Widow. The Secret. The Lie. #TheDisappeared #Review @nholten40 @sibelhodge @Bloodhoundbook

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On a routine flight from Africa to England, Dr Mason Palmer is tragically killed when the light aircraft he’s travelling on crashes and disappears in dense bushland. The Widow… Ten months later, Nicole Palmer is still trying to block out Continue reading The Widow. The Secret. The Lie. #TheDisappeared #Review @nholten40 @sibelhodge @Bloodhoundbook→

Poe will learn that there are things far worse than being burned alive … #ThePuppetShow? #Review @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @LittleBrownUK @DHHlitagency @BethWright26

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Great-balls-of-friggin ? FIRE ?! I am absolutely honoured and delighted to be hosting the blog tour stop today for M.W. Craven’s THE PUPPET SHOW. Woohoo!! A mahoosive thanks to Beth Wright for the invite and Constable/Little Brown UK for an ARC copy – Continue reading Poe will learn that there are things far worse than being burned alive … #ThePuppetShow? #Review @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @LittleBrownUK @DHHlitagency @BethWright26→

In this race only the winner gets out alive… #DeepDirtyTruth #Review #TeamLori @nholten40 @crimethrillgirl @OrendaBooks @annecater

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BOOM! ? BOOM! ? #AllTheFrigginBOOMS! ? In case you can’t tell, I am so excited to finally be able to share my review for Steph Broadribb’s DEEP DIRTY TRUTH because it is my stop- the FINAL stop- on this EPIC Continue reading In this race only the winner gets out alive… #DeepDirtyTruth #Review #TeamLori @nholten40 @crimethrillgirl @OrendaBooks @annecater→

The murderer is on a mission that’s far from over . . . #TheChestnutMan #SørenSveistrup #Review @nholten40 @MichaelJBooks @JennyPlatt90

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OMG finally!! It’s my stop on Søren Sveistrup’s The Chestnut Man blog tour and I’m over-the-moon to be able to share my review! A huge thanks to Jenny Platt and #MichaelJBooks for the invite and ARC – this #bookbeast was Continue reading The murderer is on a mission that’s far from over . . . #TheChestnutMan #SørenSveistrup #Review @nholten40 @MichaelJBooks @JennyPlatt90→

The future is now… it’s terrifying!!! #BlackMatter #Promo @nholten40 @GDParker_Author @rararesources

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Today I am taking part in a promo blitz for GD Parker’s BLACK MATTER! Happy Publication Day!   My thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the invite. So let’s find out a little about this book and the Continue reading The future is now… it’s terrifying!!! #BlackMatter #Promo @nholten40 @GDParker_Author @rararesources→

I’m Eddie Collins, a CSI. This is the story of how I saw a dead man die… #TheLock #novella #Review @nholten40 @AndrewBarrettUK @BOTBSPublicity

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I’m over the moon to be taking part in the Blog Tour for Andrew Barrett’s novella – THE LOCK. Hugest of thanks to Sarah Hardy and Book on the Bright Side publicity for inviting me and the author for the Continue reading I’m Eddie Collins, a CSI. This is the story of how I saw a dead man die… #TheLock #novella #Review @nholten40 @AndrewBarrettUK @BOTBSPublicity→

Dying is easy. It’s living that’s hard… #Fatal #JacquiRose #Extract @nholten40 @Sabah_K @AvonBooksUK

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Squeeeeeal!!! Super excited to be taking part in the blog tour for Jacqui Rose’s FATAL today! I have a fantastic extract thanks to Sabah Khan and Avon! A bit about the author for those of you who don’t know and Continue reading Dying is easy. It’s living that’s hard… #Fatal #JacquiRose #Extract @nholten40 @Sabah_K @AvonBooksUK→

All Nick wants to do is take his dying father for a perfect father-son weekend in the Scottish Highlands… #AHeartInTheRightPlace #GuestPost @nholten40 @HeideGoody @IainMGrant @rararesources

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Woohoo! Thrilled to be taking part in the blog tour for Heide Goody and Iain Grant’s A HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE – many thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the invite! I have a fantastic #guestpost to Continue reading All Nick wants to do is take his dying father for a perfect father-son weekend in the Scottish Highlands… #AHeartInTheRightPlace #GuestPost @nholten40 @HeideGoody @IainMGrant @rararesources→

He knows the man is guilty. And he will do anything to prove it… #TheFollow #Review @nholten40 @PaulGlaznost @KillerReads

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Danger is never far behind… A fast-paced and riveting crime novel and the first in a new Brighton-set police procedural series featuring PC Gareth Bell. Perfect for fans of Peter James. ‘Fast paced and full of tension, The Follow packs Continue reading He knows the man is guilty. And he will do anything to prove it… #TheFollow #Review @nholten40 @PaulGlaznost @KillerReads→

Two Bodies. Two Coins. Two Weeks. OH MY! ? #RedSnow #Review #Tuva2 #Ferryman @nholten40 @willrdean @PtBlankBks

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TWO BODIES One suicide. One cold-blooded murder. Are they connected? And who’s really pulling the strings in the small Swedish town of Gavrik? TWO COINS Black Grimberg liquorice coins cover the murdered man’s eyes. The hashtag #Ferryman starts to trend Continue reading Two Bodies. Two Coins. Two Weeks. OH MY! ? #RedSnow #Review #Tuva2 #Ferryman @nholten40 @willrdean @PtBlankBks→

Warring companies… fallen celebrities… and an adversary from a past case; MALICE IN MALMÖ #AnitaSundström #TorquilMacLeod #GuestAuthorPost @nholten40 @McNidderGrace

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Hey, #bookjunkies! I have a superb #guestpost from Torquil MacLeod, author of Malice in Malmö which I hope you’ll enjoy as much as me! First, a little about the author and this book! About the Author Torquil MacLeod was an Continue reading Warring companies… fallen celebrities… and an adversary from a past case; MALICE IN MALMÖ #AnitaSundström #TorquilMacLeod #GuestAuthorPost @nholten40 @McNidderGrace→

#PressRelease – Book Podcast of the Year category lands at UK Book Blog Awards @nholten40 @midaspr @LondonBookFair

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Well this is pretty exciting news!! Don’t forget to get your nominations in for your favourite Blogs, Podcasts, Bookstagrammers and BookTubers – Pay it forward! I have a few in mind – Two Crime Writers and a Microphone for one! Continue reading #PressRelease – Book Podcast of the Year category lands at UK Book Blog Awards @nholten40 @midaspr @LondonBookFair→

Who killed Pamela Werner? #ADeathInPeking #GuestAuthorPost @nholten40 @GDSheppardUK

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Today I am delighted to share with you all a guest post from Graeme Sheppard, author of A Death in Peking. I’m a huge fan of true crime and unsolved mysteries, so although I have not had the chance to Continue reading Who killed Pamela Werner? #ADeathInPeking #GuestAuthorPost @nholten40 @GDSheppardUK→

Will the shadows of his own past reach out and drag him under before he can succeed? #TheReachOfShadows #CoverReveal #DIBliss @nholten40 @TonyJForder @Bloodhoundbook

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Woohoo! ? Absolutely thrilled-to-bits to share with you all the cover for Tony J Forder’s next DI Bliss novel: The Reach of Shadows! My thanks to the author for asking me to be involved and to Emma Welton for providing me with Continue reading Will the shadows of his own past reach out and drag him under before he can succeed? #TheReachOfShadows #CoverReveal #DIBliss @nholten40 @TonyJForder @Bloodhoundbook→