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.

Untainted Blood Blog Tour: #AuthorGuestPost @LizCrimeWarp @nholten40 @Bloodhoundbook

Hi all!  Big *thanks* to the awesome Sarah Hardy for asking me to take part in Liz Mistry’s UNTAINTED BLOOD blog tour today! I have a fantastic #guestpost from the author talking about setting/location – with pictures! First a bit Continue reading Untainted Blood Blog Tour: #AuthorGuestPost @LizCrimeWarp @nholten40 @Bloodhoundbook

The Accident: #Review @SeanMonaghan16 @nholten40 @bookouture

One mistake could change your life forever. Tara has it all. Married and about to move into her dream home, she can’t explain why she is tempted by one last fling with her ex before she settles down. David would Continue reading The Accident: #Review @SeanMonaghan16 @nholten40 @bookouture

@BloodyScotland: Press Release – Five Finalists for McIlvanney Prize Announced! @valmcdermid @TheCraigRussell @DameDeniseMina @CraigRobertson @JayStringer

Woohoo!  Super excited to share with you all the FIVE FINALISTS for the McIlvanney Prize 2017! FIVE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017 Winner to be presented at Opening Reception of Bloody Continue reading @BloodyScotland: Press Release – Five Finalists for McIlvanney Prize Announced! @valmcdermid @TheCraigRussell @DameDeniseMina @CraigRobertson @JayStringer

Bad Sister: #CoverReveal @sam_carrington1 @AvonBooksUK @nholten40 @elonwoodman @AnneWilliams4

Whoop! Whoop!  Thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal for Sam Carrington’s BAD SISTER which will be published by Avon Books UK!   So how about a little more info on this book before you feast those eyes Continue reading Bad Sister: #CoverReveal @sam_carrington1 @AvonBooksUK @nholten40 @elonwoodman @AnneWilliams4

Want You Gone: @BloodyScotland reads #MiniReview @cbrookmyre @LittleBrownUK @nholten40

Today I am sharing a #minireview (4th of five) from my #BloodyScotlandReads.  I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was to see Chris Brookmyre’s WANT YOU GONE on my list of five.  I may have squealed….loudly…and a Continue reading Want You Gone: @BloodyScotland reads #MiniReview @cbrookmyre @LittleBrownUK @nholten40

Environmentally Friendly: @ClaireKReads #GuestReview @nholten40

Happy Monday, #bookjunkies!  Today, my wee possum #GuestReviewer – Claire Knight is sharing her thoughts on a short story called Environmentally Friendly by Elias Zanbaka.   Synopsis: OUT OF SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE, ONE MAN HAS DECLARED WAR ON MOTHER NATURE Continue reading Environmentally Friendly: @ClaireKReads #GuestReview @nholten40

Cold Earth: Bloody Scotland Reads #minireview @AnnCleeves @BloodyScotland @nholten40

Woohoo!  Here is the third #minireview of five for my Bloody Scotland reads.  I was lucky enough to receive Ann Cleeves’ COLD EARTH and what a pleasure to read it was!  Let’s find out more about the author and this Continue reading Cold Earth: Bloody Scotland Reads #minireview @AnnCleeves @BloodyScotland @nholten40

Hide and Seek #Review @Bookwalter @bookouture @nholten40

Synopsis: The sun is out. Your little boy is smiling. The next time you look… he’s gone.  When Lana and Todd win a trip to Blue Crest Adventure Park, their four-year-old Cooper is ecstatic, but when Lana goes to meet them, Todd is out cold, and Continue reading Hide and Seek #Review @Bookwalter @bookouture @nholten40

99 Red Balloons Blog Tour #Extract @LibbyCPT @HarperCollinsUK @AvonBooksUK @nholten40

My thanks to Sabah Khan at Avon/Harper Collins UK for the invite to participate in Elisabeth Carpenter’s 99 RED BALLOONS blog tour!  I have a fantastic extract to grab your interest, but first a little about the author and this Continue reading 99 Red Balloons Blog Tour #Extract @LibbyCPT @HarperCollinsUK @AvonBooksUK @nholten40

The Kindred Killers #CoverReveal @GrahamSmith1972 @Bloodhoundbook @sarahhardy681 @nholten40

Eeeeeeeek!  I may be just a ‘lil bit excited today!  If you know me, you know I am a MAHOOSIVE fan of Graham Smith – #LeaderOfHisCheer – and thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal of Book 2 Continue reading The Kindred Killers #CoverReveal @GrahamSmith1972 @Bloodhoundbook @sarahhardy681 @nholten40

Good Friday Blog Tour: Lynda La Plante Q&A @LaPlanteLynda @nholten40 @BonnierZaffre

Happy Publication Day, Lynda La Plante! In case I haven’t made it blatantly obvious I’m a HUGE fan of Lynda La Plante and the DCI Jane Tennison series! I am thrilled to be taking part/kicking off the GOOD FRIDAY blog tour Continue reading Good Friday Blog Tour: Lynda La Plante Q&A @LaPlanteLynda @nholten40 @BonnierZaffre

DAN BROWN – Exclusive UK Appearance in Harrogate – Press Release @TheakstonCrime @nholten40 @AuthorDanBrown

Thrilled to be able to share some exciting news for all you DAN BROWN fans!  Check this out! Dan Brown to Make Exclusive UK Appearance in Harrogate Tickets are now on sale for Harrogate International Festivals’ exclusive UK launch of Continue reading DAN BROWN – Exclusive UK Appearance in Harrogate – Press Release @TheakstonCrime @nholten40 @AuthorDanBrown

Dead To Me Blog Tour: #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @StephenEdger @bookouture @nholten40

Yay! Today my fabulous guest reviewer- Claire Knight, is hosting Stephen Edger’s DEAD TO ME blog tour. First a bit about the author and this book before we find out what Claire thinks of this news series! About The Author Continue reading Dead To Me Blog Tour: #GuestReview @ClaireKreads @StephenEdger @bookouture @nholten40

The Girls In The Water #MiniReview @vicwritescrime @bookouture @nholten40

Synopsis When she woke, she found herself in darkness. She couldn’t move. She was going to die and she had no idea why… When the body of Lola Evans is found in a river in a local park on a Continue reading The Girls In The Water #MiniReview @vicwritescrime @bookouture @nholten40