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.

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→

#TheCross #novella #GuestReview @nholten40 @bookaddictshaun @SSCav @orion_crime

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Thrilled to have a #guestreview from the fabulous #bookaddictshaun for Steve Cavanagh’s novella – The Cross. Enjoy! Eddie Flynn, con-man turned criminal lawyer, has an impossible choice. He has damning evidence against a corrupt NYPD detective who stands accused of Continue reading #TheCross #novella #GuestReview @nholten40 @bookaddictshaun @SSCav @orion_crime→

Did she slip through the cracks, or was she pushed? #WhatFallsBetweenTheCracks #Review @nholten40 @robert_scragg @AllisonandBusby

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Thrilled to be sharing my review of Robert Scragg’s debut novel What Falls Between The Cracks! My thanks to the author and publisher (Alison & Busby) for an ARC.  About the Book Did she slip through the cracks, or was Continue reading Did she slip through the cracks, or was she pushed? #WhatFallsBetweenTheCracks #Review @nholten40 @robert_scragg @AllisonandBusby→

THE McILVANNEY PRIZE #ScottishCrimeBookOfTheYearAward2018 #JudgesAnnounced @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

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Woohoo! I was thrilled to be asked again this year to be a Bloody Scotland reader and equally thrilled to be able to share the announcement of who the judges for the McIlvanney Prize 2018 will be! The 2018 programme Continue reading THE McILVANNEY PRIZE #ScottishCrimeBookOfTheYearAward2018 #JudgesAnnounced @nholten40 @BloodyScotland→

Killer Line up for 2018! #PressRelease @nholten40 @TheakstonsCrime

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Woohoo! With the sun shining you can almost feel yourself in Harrogate, surrounded by crime readers and writers … it’s not long now! Thrilled to be able to share this with you all today!  PRESS RELEASE: 19 April 2018 Killer Continue reading Killer Line up for 2018! #PressRelease @nholten40 @TheakstonsCrime→

Normandy Gold #GuestPost @nholten40 @ComicsTitan @meganeabbott @alisongaylin @HardCaseCrime

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Huge thanks to Will O’Mullane and Titan Comics for asking me to host a stop on the Normandy Gold blog tour. Today I have a guest post from Titan Comics editor Tom Williams and some pretty #kickass samplers. How about Continue reading Normandy Gold #GuestPost @nholten40 @ComicsTitan @meganeabbott @alisongaylin @HardCaseCrime→

DS Nathan Cody is about to face his darkest and most terrifying case yet . . . #GuestReview #DontMakeASound @nholten40 @bookaddictshaun @Author_Dave

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Today on my blog, #BookAddictShaun shares his thoughts on David Jackson’s Don’t Make A Sound. Enjoy! About the Book You can’t choose your family. Or can you? Meet the Bensons. They’re an ordinary couple. They wash their car, mow their Continue reading DS Nathan Cody is about to face his darkest and most terrifying case yet . . . #GuestReview #DontMakeASound @nholten40 @bookaddictshaun @Author_Dave→

Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands… #TheRebel #GuestPost @nholten40 @JaimeRaven1 @AvonBooksUK

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Woohoo! Thrilled to be hosting Jaime Raven’s THE REBEL blog tour today and I have one hell of a kickass guest post from Jaime to share! First though, how about a bit on this author and the book! About the Continue reading Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands… #TheRebel #GuestPost @nholten40 @JaimeRaven1 @AvonBooksUK→

Time is of the essence to find a missing young mother. #SeekingJustice #Review @nholten40 @melcom1

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Time is of the essence to find a missing young mother. DI Lorne Simpkins and her partner, DS Pete Childs try to solve one of their most complex cases to date. Having returned to work after completing her maternity leave, Continue reading Time is of the essence to find a missing young mother. #SeekingJustice #Review @nholten40 @melcom1→

Can a group of true crime addicts take on the police to catch a serial killer? #MyLittleEye #Review @nholten40 @crimethrillgirl @TrapezeBooks

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MEGA-Excited to be hosting Stephanie Marland’s (aka Steph Broadribb’s) blog tour for My Little Eye today! Hugest of thanks to Alex Layt (publicity)/ Trapeze Books for asking me to be involved. I purchased this book the minute it became available on kindle, so Continue reading Can a group of true crime addicts take on the police to catch a serial killer? #MyLittleEye #Review @nholten40 @crimethrillgirl @TrapezeBooks→