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.

CWA Anthology of Short Stories #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost #SarahRayne @nholten40 @OrendaBooks @AnneCater

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I am absolutely THRILLED to be hosting todays stop on the CWA ANTHOLOGY blog tour with an interesting and somewhat awesome guest author post from Sarah Rayne! Woohoo! First though, let’s find out a bit more about this book!  My Continue reading CWA Anthology of Short Stories #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost #SarahRayne @nholten40 @OrendaBooks @AnneCater→

The Puppet Master #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Abigail_Author @Bloodhoundbook

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First up today on my blog is a guest review from Claire Knight for Abigail Osborne’s The Puppet Master! I have to say that I am loving the new cover for this one and have it on my TBR to Continue reading The Puppet Master #BlogBlitz #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @Abigail_Author @Bloodhoundbook→

Assume Nothing, Believe Nobody, Challenge Everything: #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @caffeinenights

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Today on my blog, guest reviewer Claire Knight shares her thoughts on MW Craven’s (Mike Craven) Assume Nothing, Believe Nobody, Challenge Everything. I am a huge fan of Mr Craven’s books and featured this novella back in 2015! Check out Continue reading Assume Nothing, Believe Nobody, Challenge Everything: #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @caffeinenights→

MURDER GAME #Review @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @bookouture

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Synopsis: To catch a killer, you must first think like one… A serial killer is playing a twisted game of life or death with married women. After he captures them, a countdown begins. He marks the time by sending three Continue reading MURDER GAME #Review @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @bookouture→

SHADOWS #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @paulfinchauthor @AvonBooksUK

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Whoop! Whoop! I am SUPER EXCITED to be hosting the ever so awesome Paul Finch’s SHADOWS blog tour today with a fantastic guest post from the author. This is a fantastic series, and if you didn’t get a chance to read Continue reading SHADOWS #BlogTour #AuthorGuestPost @nholten40 @paulfinchauthor @AvonBooksUK→

Three Days and a Life #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @QuercusBooks @maclehosepress

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Today my guest reviewer Claire Knight will be sharing her thoughts on Pierre Lemaitre’s THREE DAYS AND A LIFE! Over to you, Claire! Synopsis Antoine is twelve years old. His parents are divorced and he lives with his mother in Continue reading Three Days and a Life #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @nholten40 @QuercusBooks @maclehosepress→

HER LAST SECRET #Review @nholten40 @BCopperthwait @bookouture

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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

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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

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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

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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 ‏

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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→