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.

HER LAST SECRET #Review @nholten40 @BCopperthwait @bookouture

Synopsis Some secrets you can never tell. Everyone thinks the Thomases are the perfect family: grand London house, gorgeous kids. They don’t know wife Dominique is a paranoid wreck. They don’t know husband Ben is trapped in a web of Continue reading HER LAST SECRET #Review @nholten40 @BCopperthwait @bookouture

The Dead Whisper #BlogBlitz #Review @nholten40 @EmmaLClapperton @Bloodhoundbook

Woohoo! I am totally THRILLED to be kicking off Emma L Clapperton’s THE DEAD WHISPER (formerly known as Henderson Manor) blog blitz today along with a group of awesome bloggers! Before I start though, let’s find out a bit more about Continue reading The Dead Whisper #BlogBlitz #Review @nholten40 @EmmaLClapperton @Bloodhoundbook

Into The Valley #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @BookMachine @laurasummersnow

Thrilled to be taking part in this blog tour with a fantastic guest post from author of Into The Valley– Chris Clement-Green!! First let’s find out a bit about the author and her book! About The Author In 2007 Chris Continue reading Into The Valley #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @BookMachine @laurasummersnow

Beneath The Skin #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @CazEngland @AvonBooksUK

Woohoo! Today I am thrilled to have Caroline England, author of Beneath the Skin on my blog with a cracking guest post on characters! Beneath the Skin can be described as being at the “domestic noir end of the crime Continue reading Beneath The Skin #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @CazEngland @AvonBooksUK

Anything You Do Say #BlogTour #Review @nholten40 @GillianMAuthor @MichaelJBooks ‏

Thrilled to be hosting the final stop on Gillian McAllister’s Anything You do Say blog tour today! My thanks to the author and Michael Joseph Books/Penguin Random House UK for an ARC.  Right- let’s do this! About The Author Gillian Continue reading Anything You Do Say #BlogTour #Review @nholten40 @GillianMAuthor @MichaelJBooks ‏

MURDER GAME #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @bookouture

Today on my blog, guest reviewer – Claire Knight, is sharing her thoughts on Caroline Mitchell’s final instalment in the DS Ruby Preston series – MURDER GAME!  First though, a little about the author and this book….then grab a cuppa Continue reading MURDER GAME #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @bookouture

COLD BLOOD #Review @nholten40 @RobertBryndza @bookouture

SYNOPSIS: The suitcase was badly rusted, and took Erika several attempts, but it yielded and sagged open as she unzipped it. Nothing could prepare her for what she would find inside… When a battered suitcase containing the dismembered body of Continue reading COLD BLOOD #Review @nholten40 @RobertBryndza @bookouture

DESCENT TO HELL #BlogTour #GuestPost #Review @nholten40 @NicParkerAuthor

Over the moon to be a part of Nic Parker’s DESCENT TO HELL blog tour today! I absolutely LOVED this book and will share a bit of my review in the post below…however, you can read my full review HERE.  Continue reading DESCENT TO HELL #BlogTour #GuestPost #Review @nholten40 @NicParkerAuthor

Fresh blood on the ferns: new voices dominate 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards @nholten40 @craigsisterson @ngaiomarshaward

Not so long ago – September in fact- I shared a post of a Q&A with one of the short-listed authors of the Ngaio Marsh Awards – Jonothan Cullinane – author of Red Herring. You can read that Q&A here.  However…who Continue reading Fresh blood on the ferns: new voices dominate 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards @nholten40 @craigsisterson @ngaiomarshaward

THE ANGEL #BlogTour #Review @nholten40 @TheVenomousPen @AvonBooksUK

Absolutely thrilled to be taking part in Katerina Diamond’s The Angel blog tour today! My thanks to the author, Sabah Khan (Publicity Manager) and Avon Books for an ARC. First lets find out a bit abot the author and this book Continue reading THE ANGEL #BlogTour #Review @nholten40 @TheVenomousPen @AvonBooksUK

#PressRelease – James Patterson – The People vs Alex Cross: a “novel” app @nholten40 @PenguinRHUK @JP_Books

Hey #bookjunkies – Check this out! CENTURY AND JAMES PATTERSON ANNOUNCE WIRETAP: JAMES PATTERSON CHAT STORIES app AHEAD OF PUBLICATION OF THE PEOPLE VS ALEX CROSS Century and James Patterson, the world’s bestselling thriller writer, have announced the imminent release of Wiretap: Continue reading #PressRelease – James Patterson – The People vs Alex Cross: a “novel” app @nholten40 @PenguinRHUK @JP_Books

KILLING DR WATSON #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40

Morning, peeps! Today my guest reviewer, Claire Knight – is sharing her thoughts on Killing Dr Watson by Matt Ferraz! Grab a cuppa and have a read!  Synopsis: Years after its final episode was broadcasted by the BBC, The Baker Continue reading KILLING DR WATSON #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40

LAST BREATH #MiniReview @nholten40 @RobertBryndza @bookouture

Synopsis He’s your perfect date. You’re his next victim. When the tortured body of a young woman is found in a dumpster, her eyes swollen shut and her clothes soaked with blood, Detective Erika Foster is one of the first Continue reading LAST BREATH #MiniReview @nholten40 @RobertBryndza @bookouture

HUNGER MOON #Review @nholten40 @AlexSokoloff

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY, ALEXANDRA SOKOLOFF! Eeeeek!  I am over the moon to share my review for Alexandra Sokoloff’s HUNGER MOON with you all today. My thanks to the author and Netgalley for a review copy — I was soooo desperate Continue reading HUNGER MOON #Review @nholten40 @AlexSokoloff

Bad Sister #BlogTour #GuestAuthorPost @nholten40 @sam_carrington1 @AvonBooksUK

I’m super excited today to be hosting Sam Carrington’s BAD SISTER blog tour with a fabulous guest post about characters! Eeeeeeek! My FAVOURITE topic!!  So first, let’s find out a bit more about the lovely Sam Carrington, her book and Continue reading Bad Sister #BlogTour #GuestAuthorPost @nholten40 @sam_carrington1 @AvonBooksUK