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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.

BREATHE IN FRESH INSPIRATION WITH MARGATE BOOKIE THIS OCTOBER #PressRelease @margatebookie

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PRESS RELEASE The literary festival by the sea announces a stellar line up which includes Deborah Levy, Adam Kay, A.C. Grayling, Sathnam Sanghera, Andi Osho, Yomi Adegoke, Rob Newman,, Miki Berenyi, Ian Dunt and Daisy Buchanan alongside an exciting new Continue reading BREATHE IN FRESH INSPIRATION WITH MARGATE BOOKIE THIS OCTOBER #PressRelease @margatebookie→

In the beginning there was fear… #TheMurmurs #review #blogtour @michaelJmalone1 @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

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My thanks to Anne Cater and Orenda for the ARC and a stop on this fantastic tour. My Thoughts: From the prologue and first chapter of Michael J. Malone’s THE MURMURS, a chilling shadow will dance in your mind, setting Continue reading In the beginning there was fear… #TheMurmurs #review #blogtour @michaelJmalone1 @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours→

Are you ready for a female American Psycho? #KillForLove by #LauraPicklesimer #debut #review

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About the Book: The boys on the row are only after one thing, but that bullshit’s for pledges. Tiffany’s on the hunt for something more. Kill for Love is a searing satirical thriller about Tiffany, a privileged Los Angeles sorority Continue reading Are you ready for a female American Psycho? #KillForLove by #LauraPicklesimer #debut #review→

#TheDevilsPlayground: Where horror is silent . . . #Review #BlogTour @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald #CraigRussell

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Delighted to be closing off the #BloodyScotland blog tour with my review of The Devil’s Playground by Craig Russell and some details about his appearance at Bloody Scotland this weekend. I’ll be there, so if you see me… say hello! Continue reading #TheDevilsPlayground: Where horror is silent . . . #Review #BlogTour @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald #CraigRussell→

If you’re looking for a thriller that is unique, check out my #review for #ACrimeInTheLandOf7000Islands by @ZephaniaSole @BlackSpringC @LucaVeste

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I must kick off this review with a confession: When I was sent this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect but as Luca Veste thought I might like it, I trusted his judgement.  But what I didn’t expect from Continue reading If you’re looking for a thriller that is unique, check out my #review for #ACrimeInTheLandOf7000Islands by @ZephaniaSole @BlackSpringC @LucaVeste→

Was she framed? Or is she next? #KillerBodies #Review @hkist

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What did I think?  Oh, my crime-loving heart! Set amidst the hauntingly atmospheric city of Edinburgh, Scotland, this novel had me tightly gripped from the very first page till the jaw-dropping finale! The opening piqued my interest – so hooky, Continue reading Was she framed? Or is she next? #KillerBodies #Review @hkist→

It would be a crime to miss it…#MurderOne returns 6 – 8 October 2023! #pressrelease @MurderOneFest

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Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival Is Coming Back! After some blockbuster standalone events with international crime-writing stars like Harlan Coben and Karin Slaughter, Murder One, Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival is back in its weekend format from 6th-8th October in Continue reading It would be a crime to miss it…#MurderOne returns 6 – 8 October 2023! #pressrelease @MurderOneFest→

Crime, Pints, and Peculiarity – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2023… that’s a wrap! @HarrogateFest

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Hey fellow #CrimeBookJunkies! I’ve recently returned from another thrilling escapade at the infamous Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2023. Oh, and what a whirlwind it was! Let’s set the scene: imagine if you will, a picturesque North Yorkshire town, Harrogate, Continue reading Crime, Pints, and Peculiarity – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2023… that’s a wrap! @HarrogateFest→

An apt title as this book completely broke me! #AllOfUsAreBroken by @FionaAnnCummins #review @laurasherlock21

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What did I think? Massive thanks to Laura Sherlock (publicist) and Pan Macmillan for an ARC of what has been my favourite book of 2023 to date. It is going to take something HUGE to knock this book off of Continue reading An apt title as this book completely broke me! #AllOfUsAreBroken by @FionaAnnCummins #review @laurasherlock21→

A mystery thriller that will keep you turning the pages! #TheHouseOnBelgraveStreet #Review @rebeccagriffit7

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SOMETIMES THE WORST CRIMES ARE COMMITTED IN THE BEST PLACES. London, 1974: the country is in the grip of high unemployment, soaring inflation and a government held to ransom by industrial strike action. Alice Filby, a young woman escaping a Continue reading A mystery thriller that will keep you turning the pages! #TheHouseOnBelgraveStreet #Review @rebeccagriffit7→

When Crime Pays! #SuccessOfNCRM #PressRelease @the_cwa #PickUpAPageTurner

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The CWA’s National Crime Reading Month a Blazing Success this June With over 150 events from the Channel Islands to the tip of Scotland via ambassador Emma Christie’s camper van in Croatia and institutions such as the British Library and Continue reading When Crime Pays! #SuccessOfNCRM #PressRelease @the_cwa #PickUpAPageTurner→

A must read #newseries! #Fearless #review @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault

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Five million reasons why Ben Koenig had to disappear. Only one to bring him back . . . Ben Koenig is a ghost. He doesn’t exist any more. Six years ago it was Koenig who headed up the US Marshal’s Continue reading A must read #newseries! #Fearless #review @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault→