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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.

WOW! ? How would you live if you had no memories? #WhatWasLost #Review @nholten40 @JeanELevy @emily_glenister @DomePress

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Whoop! Whoop! Happy Publication Day, Jean! I am thrilled to be kicking off the blog tour for Jean Levy’s debut novel, WHAT WAS LOST! Huge thanks to the awesome Emily Glenister and The Dome Press for inviting me to be Continue reading WOW! ? How would you live if you had no memories? #WhatWasLost #Review @nholten40 @JeanELevy @emily_glenister @DomePress→

Denzil Meyrick #Q&A #TheRelentlessTide #DCIDaley #MeetTheAuthors @BloodyScotland @nholten40 @Brownlee_Donald @Lochlomonden @DouglasSkelton1 @NlBro @PolygonBooks @ko_dahl

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I am over the moon to be taking part in the Bloody Scotland Blog Tour once again and this year, I have the pleasure of a Q&A with the fabulous DENZIL MEYRICK! I’ll tell you a little about Denzil first Continue reading Denzil Meyrick #Q&A #TheRelentlessTide #DCIDaley #MeetTheAuthors @BloodyScotland @nholten40 @Brownlee_Donald @Lochlomonden @DouglasSkelton1 @NlBro @PolygonBooks @ko_dahl→

When silence falls, who will hear their cries? #PerfectSilence #GuestPost @nholten40 @Helen_Fields @Sabah_K @AvonBooksUK

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Woohoo! it is my stop on Helen Fields’ PERFECT SILENCE blog tour and I’m over the moon to share with you all this fantastic #authorguestpost on creating characters – anyone who follows my blog, knows that I am obsessed with Continue reading When silence falls, who will hear their cries? #PerfectSilence #GuestPost @nholten40 @Helen_Fields @Sabah_K @AvonBooksUK→

OMG! How Exciting Is This! NOIRELAND International Crime Fiction Festival will be returning in March 2019. @nholten40 @angelaontour @NOIRElandfest

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When I get a press release from the fabulous Angela McMahon, I always get excited. And I wasn’t wrong – because today it seems the news that NOIREland will be back in 2019 is abound! Woohoo! Check out the details Continue reading OMG! How Exciting Is This! NOIRELAND International Crime Fiction Festival will be returning in March 2019. @nholten40 @angelaontour @NOIRElandfest→

When history starts to repeat itself, it seems the killer is closer than she thinks. #KeepHerSilent #Extract #MiniReview @nholten40 @Theresa_Talbot @Aria_Fiction

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Woohoo! Thrilled to be hosting Theresa Talbot’s KEEP HER SILENT blog tour today! Huge thanks to Theresa,  Vicky Joss (Publicity) and Aria Fiction for asking me to take part. I purchased this book as originally I was only going to Continue reading When history starts to repeat itself, it seems the killer is closer than she thinks. #KeepHerSilent #Extract #MiniReview @nholten40 @Theresa_Talbot @Aria_Fiction→

Bloody Scotland reveals the four finalists for the McIlvanney Prize 2018 #PressRelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald

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Eeeeek! The countdown for Bloody Scotland is officially ON and I am thrilled to be able to share with you the FOUR finalists for the McIlvanney Prize 2018! My thanks to Fiona Brownlee and Bloody Scotland for sharing the press Continue reading Bloody Scotland reveals the four finalists for the McIlvanney Prize 2018 #PressRelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald→

Can she overcome her demons to prevent another murder? #TruthAndLies #Review #DIAmyWinter #ThomasAndMercer @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @AmazonPub

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BOOM! ? It’s my stop on Caroline Mitchell’s TRUTH AND LIES blog tour and I am over-the-moon to be sharing my review of this explosive read today! Huge thanks to the author and Thomas Mercer for inviting me on the tour Continue reading Can she overcome her demons to prevent another murder? #TruthAndLies #Review #DIAmyWinter #ThomasAndMercer @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @AmazonPub→

The past comes back to haunt her. Will it destroy her family? #BloodSecrets #Review @nholten40 @DredaMitchell

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The past comes back to haunt her. Will it destroy her family? Only two people know what’s happened to the gold stolen in an underworld bullion heist. That’s East End gangster’s widow Babs Miller and her best friend Pearl. So whenthe gold vanishes from Continue reading The past comes back to haunt her. Will it destroy her family? #BloodSecrets #Review @nholten40 @DredaMitchell→

The past is a dangerous place… #DeepestWounds #Review @nholten40 @StridentPublish @GoJaBrown @annecater

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Oh yeah! ?? Today is my stop on Gordon Brown’s DEEPEST WOUNDS blog tour! Huge thanks to Anne Cater, the author and Strident Publishing for inviting me on the tour and providing me with an arc! A bit about the Continue reading The past is a dangerous place… #DeepestWounds #Review @nholten40 @StridentPublish @GoJaBrown @annecater→

Joshua is convinced there is a family curse… #AKillerHarvest #Review #NgaioMarshAwards @nholten40 @ngaiomarshaward @craigsisterson @PaulCleave

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?? Whoop! Whoop! Today I am over the moon to be hosting a stop on the Ngaio Marsh Awards blog tour! I chose Paul Cleave’s A KILLER HARVEST as I liked the sound of the blurb. MASSIVE thanks, as always, Continue reading Joshua is convinced there is a family curse… #AKillerHarvest #Review #NgaioMarshAwards @nholten40 @ngaiomarshaward @craigsisterson @PaulCleave→

Could this be the end for Heck? #KissOfDeath #Extract #MiniReview @nholten40 @paulfinchauthor @Sabah_K @AvonBooksUK

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BOOM! ?? I am one happy #CrimeBookJunkie as today is my stop on Paul Finch’s KISS OF DEATH blog tour! I’m thrilled to have an extract from the book to share with you all and I’ve also included a #minireview Continue reading Could this be the end for Heck? #KissOfDeath #Extract #MiniReview @nholten40 @paulfinchauthor @Sabah_K @AvonBooksUK→

Tommy Collins is doing what he does best… #TheRave #Review @nholten40 @AuthorBlackNE

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It’s 1989, the second Summer of Love, and Tommy Collins is doing what he does best: organising all-night raves on a shoestring, and playing a game of cat and mouse with the police. But Detective Chief Inspector Peach is closing Continue reading Tommy Collins is doing what he does best… #TheRave #Review @nholten40 @AuthorBlackNE→

#PressRelease Bloody Scotland reveals Crime in the Spotlight support acts for 2018 @nholten40 @BloodyScotland @brownlee_donald

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Woohoo! Exciting news to share! Thanks to Fiona Brownlee for the #PressRelease details! Huge congrats to everyone! BLOODY SCOTLAND – RECENTLY PRAISED ON BBC RADIO 4 FOR TAKING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH COMPARED TO THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF BOOK FESTIVALS – Continue reading #PressRelease Bloody Scotland reveals Crime in the Spotlight support acts for 2018 @nholten40 @BloodyScotland @brownlee_donald→

A series of chilling murders has left Manchester in a state of terror. #LooseTongues #Review #ChrisSimms @nholten40

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Newly-qualified DC Sean Blake must tackle a series of bizarre and brutal killings in his first week on the job. A series of chilling murders has left Manchester in a state of terror. Women are being found dead in their Continue reading A series of chilling murders has left Manchester in a state of terror. #LooseTongues #Review #ChrisSimms @nholten40→

Bute Noir: A Criminally Great Weekend! #ButeNoir2018 @nholten40 @ButeNoir @PrintPoint97 @CraigRobertson_

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A week ago today I was over in Bute, eagerly awaiting the final day of a fabulous weekend at a small but panel-filled crime festival: Bute Noir! The weekend may have flown by, but there was never a dull moment Continue reading Bute Noir: A Criminally Great Weekend! #ButeNoir2018 @nholten40 @ButeNoir @PrintPoint97 @CraigRobertson_→