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.

BREAKING BONES #Review @nholten40 @EndeavourPress @robwhite247

Morning, all! I am thrilled to be hosting Robert White’s Breaking Bones blog tour today! I’d like to thank the lovely Hannah Groves and Endeavour Press for an ARC and for asking me to take part. Let’s find out a Continue reading BREAKING BONES #Review @nholten40 @EndeavourPress @robwhite247

EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal @nholten40 @melcom1

#AllTheEeeeksAndOMFG’s! In case you haven’t guessed, I am super excited to exclusively reveal the cover to the first book in Mel Comley’s new trilogy!! You’ll have to wait though…as first I want to tell you a bit more about this Continue reading EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal @nholten40 @melcom1

CLASS MURDER #TopTen #AuthorGuestPost #GS10 @nholten40 @LeighRussell @noexitpress

Woohoo! It’s my stop on Leigh Russell’s Class Murder blog tour today and to celebrate the publication of the TENTH novel in the DI Geraldine Steel Series, Leigh Russell has written an exclusive list of TOP TENS!  Before I share the list, Continue reading CLASS MURDER #TopTen #AuthorGuestPost #GS10 @nholten40 @LeighRussell @noexitpress

The Language of Dying #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @SarahPinborough

Super excited that my guest reviewer has read and is sharing her thoughts on Sarah Pinborough’s The Language of Dying today on my blog! I have heard GREAT things about this book and added it to my TBR some time ago…might Continue reading The Language of Dying #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @SarahPinborough

The Liar’s Promise #Review @nholten40 @MTilburyAuthor @Bloodhoundbook

Woohoo! Morning fellow #bookjunkies! Today I am thrilled to be hosting Mark Tilbury’s The Liar’s Promise and closing down this blog blitz with my #BBFF Sarah Hardy of By The Letter Book Reviews! My thanks to the author and Sarah for Continue reading The Liar’s Promise #Review @nholten40 @MTilburyAuthor @Bloodhoundbook

Noir at The Bar #Edinburgh #AuthorStalking #TwinniesOnTour @nholten40 @sbairden @CollinsJacky @Kierney_S

Eeeeek! Nothing gets me more excited than attending crime events or author stalking and on Thursday November 30th I got to do both while I was in Edinburgh. Whoop! Whoop! I was up early and braved the Edinburgh cold so Continue reading Noir at The Bar #Edinburgh #AuthorStalking #TwinniesOnTour @nholten40 @sbairden @CollinsJacky @Kierney_S

Let’s Get Criminal! #PlottingThePerfectMurder #BlackwellsOfEdinburgh @nholten40 @BookWeekScot @CollinsJacky @JackieMBaldwin1 @GrahamSmith1972 @allanguthrie

Woohoo! On Wednesday, I packed my bags and headed somewhere I always wanted to go…EDINBURGH! I ❤️ Scotland, so I was super excited when two…yes TWO book events were happening over two nights, giving me a fantastic excuse to head Continue reading Let’s Get Criminal! #PlottingThePerfectMurder #BlackwellsOfEdinburgh @nholten40 @BookWeekScot @CollinsJacky @JackieMBaldwin1 @GrahamSmith1972 @allanguthrie

HER BEST FRIEND #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Sarah_Wray @bookouture

I know people will think I am biased, but I have to say Bookouture have been on ?FIRE ? this year with some cracking crime thrillers! To prove it, my guest reviewer Claire Knight is hosting Sarah Wrays Her Best Continue reading HER BEST FRIEND #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Sarah_Wray @bookouture

FRONT PAGE MURDER #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @PeterFBartram

Super excited to be sharing a guest post from author Peter F Bartram for my stop on the Front Page Murder blog tour today! How about we find out a bit more about the author and his book first! About The Continue reading FRONT PAGE MURDER #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @PeterFBartram

CHASING THE TRAVELLER #BlogTour #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @AlexKaneWriter

Happy HUMP day, peeps! Today my guest reviewer Claire Knight is hosting Alex Kane’s debut psychological thriller Chasing the Traveller blog tour! I LOVED this book and kicked off the tour on publication day – you can read my full Continue reading CHASING THE TRAVELLER #BlogTour #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @AlexKaneWriter

FORGET ME NOT (was NOW YOU SEE ME) #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Kierney_S @bookouture

Morning, book-peeps! Today I am thrilled to share guest reviewer Claire Knight’s thoughts on Kierney Scott’s SUPERB debut serial killer thriller: FORGET ME NOT (previously called Now You See Me) as she hosts one of the six stops on the blog blitz Continue reading FORGET ME NOT (was NOW YOU SEE ME) #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Kierney_S @bookouture

LAMENT THE COMMON BONES #Review @nholten @JenJDanna @AnnVanderlaan

When death hides in plain sight, only the most discerning eye can see the truth. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Matt Lowell and his team of grad students don’t go looking for death—it usually comes to them. But when one of Matt’s Continue reading LAMENT THE COMMON BONES #Review @nholten @JenJDanna @AnnVanderlaan

What do Hull and Iceland have in common? Noir of course! @nholten40 @HullNoir

Eeeeeeek! I can’t believe a week has already passed since I left the fabulous city of Hull after attending a criminally awesome event: Hull Noir 2017! My hat goes off to Nick Quantrill, Nicola East and Nick Triplow for organising Continue reading What do Hull and Iceland have in common? Noir of course! @nholten40 @HullNoir

CHASING THE TRAVELLER #BlogTour #Review @nholten40 @AlexKaneWriter

Eeeeeeek! I am SUPER excited to be kicking off Alex Kane’s debut psychological / domestic noir thriller: Chasing the Traveller! I had the HUGE honour of beta reading this bad-boy last year, so really feel proud and super excited for Alex Continue reading CHASING THE TRAVELLER #BlogTour #Review @nholten40 @AlexKaneWriter

YOU’RE NEXT #BlogTour #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @MichaelFowler1 @caffeinenights

Whoop! Whoop! Today my guest reviewer Claire Knight is hosting Michael Fowler’s You’re Next blog tour! Before I share her review, let’s find out a bit more about the author and this book! About the Author Following retirement, after thirty-two Continue reading YOU’RE NEXT #BlogTour #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @MichaelFowler1 @caffeinenights