Author Archives: crimebookjunkie

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.

A Gripping New ITV Drama Series from M.J. Arlidge and Chris Lang #PressRelease @nholten40 @angelaontour @mjarlidge @ChrisLangWriter @ITV

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Eeeeeeek! Super exciting news! Can’t wait to check this out! If you like a sneaky peek ? at a trailer … click HERE. A Gripping New ITV Drama Series from M.J. Arlidge and Chris Lang Bestselling thriller writer and creator Continue reading A Gripping New ITV Drama Series from M.J. Arlidge and Chris Lang #PressRelease @nholten40 @angelaontour @mjarlidge @ChrisLangWriter @ITV→

North Korea and the USA are on the brink of war … #StarOfTheNorth #Review @HarvillSecker @DeadGoodBooks @nholten @angelaontour #DBJohn @vintagebooks

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I’m thrilled to be hosting the final stop of the D.B. John STAR OF THE NORTH blog tour today! Huge thanks to Vintage Books and the ever-so-awesome Angela McMahon who invited me on this tour and always knows exactly the type Continue reading North Korea and the USA are on the brink of war … #StarOfTheNorth #Review @HarvillSecker @DeadGoodBooks @nholten @angelaontour #DBJohn @vintagebooks→

Sometimes your first love won’t let you go… #TheFear #Review @nholten40 @callytaylor @AvonBooksUK #crimebookjunkie

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I’m thrilled to be hosting C.L. Taylor’s THE FEAR blog tour today! Absolutely LOVED this book and can’t wait for you to read my review. First though, a bit about the author and this book! ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.L. Taylor Continue reading Sometimes your first love won’t let you go… #TheFear #Review @nholten40 @callytaylor @AvonBooksUK #crimebookjunkie→

What if your daughter becomes your enemy? #DontYouDare #QandA @nholten40 @AJWaines @Bloodhoundbook

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Happy Publication Day! ?? Woohoo! Thrilled to be one of the bloggers hosting A.J. Waines’ Don’t You Dare blog blitz today! I have this book on my immediate TBR (yay!) so today I’m sharing a fabulous Q&A with the lady Continue reading What if your daughter becomes your enemy? #DontYouDare #QandA @nholten40 @AJWaines @Bloodhoundbook→

How do you identify a ruthless killer when you can’t even recognise your own face in a mirror? #DeadBlind #Review @nholten40 @RebeccaJBradley

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How do you identify a ruthless killer when you can’t even recognise your own face in a mirror? Returning to work following an accident, Detective Inspector Ray Patrick refuses to disclose he now lives with face blindness – an inability Continue reading How do you identify a ruthless killer when you can’t even recognise your own face in a mirror? #DeadBlind #Review @nholten40 @RebeccaJBradley→

Is Kate prepared to risk everything to stop another innocent life from being taken? #ColdHeart #Review @nholten40 @StephenEdger

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It has been a week since anyone last saw fifteen-year-old Daisy, after she left her best friend’s house and started her short walk home. Detective Kate Matthews and her team have been looking for her ever since. When a tip-off Continue reading Is Kate prepared to risk everything to stop another innocent life from being taken? #ColdHeart #Review @nholten40 @StephenEdger→

As he watches his daughter turn the corner and out of sight, he hears the shots… #BringHerBack #Review @nholten40 @DrCJMerritt

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As he watches his daughter turn the corner and out of sight, he hears the shots. He’d know that sound anywhere. He shouts her name. Silence. All he can do is run. It’s been five years since Detective Zac Boateng’s daughter Continue reading As he watches his daughter turn the corner and out of sight, he hears the shots… #BringHerBack #Review @nholten40 @DrCJMerritt→

Bloody Scotland reveals McCall Smith launching 2018 programme with one off event 4 June in Stirling! @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

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ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH TO MAKE FIRST EVER APPEARANCE AT BLOODY SCOTLAND WHEN HE APPEARS IN STIRLING TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAMME ON MONDAY 4 JUNE 2018 Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival is delighted to announce that it will be marking Continue reading Bloody Scotland reveals McCall Smith launching 2018 programme with one off event 4 June in Stirling! @nholten40 @BloodyScotland→

You can’t choose your family. Or can you? #DontMakeASound #Review @nholten40 @Author_Dave @BonnierZaffre

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HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY, DAVID JACKSON!  You can’t choose your family. Or can you?  Meet the Bensons. They’re an ordinary couple. They wash their car, mow their lawn and pass the time of day with their neighbours. And they have a Continue reading You can’t choose your family. Or can you? #DontMakeASound #Review @nholten40 @Author_Dave @BonnierZaffre→

Revenge is a dish best served deadly… #TheGirlWhoGotRevenge #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @AvonBooksUK @Marnie_Riches

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I am thrilled to be closing down Marnie Riches’ blog tour for The Girl Who Got Revenge today. I have an awesome #guestpost from Marnie who talks about her main character, George and how she has changed over the fictional Continue reading Revenge is a dish best served deadly… #TheGirlWhoGotRevenge #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @AvonBooksUK @Marnie_Riches→

Can One Woman’s Nightmares Be The Missing Link To Another Woman’s Death? #DejaVu #Review #Novelette @nholten40 @EmmaLClapperton

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1987 Celia was found brutally murdered in a railway underpass. No one was ever charged with her murder, it was like the killer disappeared into thin air. But Celia knew her killer and after she died, she fought for her Continue reading Can One Woman’s Nightmares Be The Missing Link To Another Woman’s Death? #DejaVu #Review #Novelette @nholten40 @EmmaLClapperton→

Can Red Watch escape with the money and their lives intact? #DeadWatch #GuestReview @nholten40 @bookaddictshaun @Bloodhoundbook @SteveLiszka

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Today I have a #guestreview from #BookAddictShaun for Steve Liszka’s Dead Watch! Life for the firefighters of Red Watch, East Brighton, is already complicated due to the imminent closure of their fire station. But this is soon to be the Continue reading Can Red Watch escape with the money and their lives intact? #DeadWatch #GuestReview @nholten40 @bookaddictshaun @Bloodhoundbook @SteveLiszka→

Before night falls, someone will die…KILLING TIME #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @MR_CrimeWriter @aria_fiction @HOZ_Books

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Over the moon to be hosting a stop on the fantastic Mark Roberts’ KILLING TIME blog tour! I have a pretty awesome #guestpost from the author to share and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! First Continue reading Before night falls, someone will die…KILLING TIME #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @MR_CrimeWriter @aria_fiction @HOZ_Books→

She didn’t know he was watching. Until it was too late. #BringMeFlowers #Review @nholten40 @DKHood_Author

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She didn’t know he was watching. Until it was too late. She’d walked this way hundreds of times before. She knew every twist and turn. She didn’t know this was the last time she’d ever walk this path. Jenna recognizes Continue reading She didn’t know he was watching. Until it was too late. #BringMeFlowers #Review @nholten40 @DKHood_Author→

Tear Me Apart: SkyJack (The Forgotten Women Book 1) #Review #Novella @nholten40 @LucyVHayAuthor

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In the not-too-distant future, women have started dying out due to a mysterious event known as The Fall. Set nine years after it began, SKYJACK follows the fate of Maddy, one of the survivors of the ominous London City Haven Continue reading Tear Me Apart: SkyJack (The Forgotten Women Book 1) #Review #Novella @nholten40 @LucyVHayAuthor→