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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.

The clock is ticking to the next murder… #TheRedeemer #Review @nholten40 @VictoriaGoldma2 @3CPublishingUK

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‘REPENT BEFORE YOU DIE … OR MAY YOU NEVER R.I.P.’ Threatening fake commemorative plaques, vigilante killings, a Jewish community in an English town – what’s the link? The clock is ticking to the next murder. After witnessing a racist incident Continue reading The clock is ticking to the next murder… #TheRedeemer #Review @nholten40 @VictoriaGoldma2 @3CPublishingUK→

One man murdered, another missing. A race against time… #DeathInHelmand #Review @AlisonBelsham #NHiggens @canelo_co

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Helmand, 2004: Afghanistan’s most lawless province, where nearly 90 per cent of the world’s opium is grown. Pink and lilac poppies flutter innocently in the breeze in fields that stretch for miles and miles along the Helmand River south of Continue reading One man murdered, another missing. A race against time… #DeathInHelmand #Review @AlisonBelsham #NHiggens @canelo_co→

A spate of malicious acts are taking place across the city… #Deceit #Review @JoninaLeos @graskeggur @CorylusB @sh_ewa

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Reykjavík detective Soffía finds herself struggling to cope with a single-handed investigation into a spate of malicious acts taking place across the city, and enlists help from an unexpected direction. Her psychologist ex-husband Adam has advised the police before, but Continue reading A spate of malicious acts are taking place across the city… #Deceit #Review @JoninaLeos @graskeggur @CorylusB @sh_ewa→

🔊 ON OFFER! 🔊 Everyone has an agenda. Everyone has a secret. No one has an alibi… #6RipleyAvenue is only 99p #KMD #OneMoreChapter #UKOffer

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Super excited to share the news that my first standalone novel #6RipleyAvenue is now only 99p in the UK as part of a kindle monthly deal! So for the month of October you can get my latest novel (ebook) for Continue reading 🔊 ON OFFER! 🔊 Everyone has an agenda. Everyone has a secret. No one has an alibi… #6RipleyAvenue is only 99p #KMD #OneMoreChapter #UKOffer→

Something wants to get out and won’t take NO for an answer… #Ouija #NewCover #reveal @zooloo2008

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Excited to be sharing the NEW COVER for Zoé Lee O’Farrell’s debut novel OUIJA. Perfect for a Halloween read… just saying! Let me tell you a bit about the author and this book before I share the new look… and Continue reading Something wants to get out and won’t take NO for an answer… #Ouija #NewCover #reveal @zooloo2008→

Three women. Three eras. One extraordinary mystery… #TheBleeding #Review @JoGustawsson @OrendaBooks

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1899, Belle Époque Paris. Lucienne’s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find Continue reading Three women. Three eras. One extraordinary mystery… #TheBleeding #Review @JoGustawsson @OrendaBooks→

Bloody Scotland Blog Tour #Spotlight #ACorruptionOfBlood #Review @AmbroseParry @BloodyScotland

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Heading up to Stirling for Bloody Scotland today and I’m thrilled to be closing the tour with a spotlight post on Ambrose Parry and a review of their latest book, A Corruption of Blood. I’m looking forward to meeting/catching up Continue reading Bloody Scotland Blog Tour #Spotlight #ACorruptionOfBlood #Review @AmbroseParry @BloodyScotland→

Fate hinges on the choices we make… #AnyDayNow #Review @GoJaBrown @RedDogTweets

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Thrilled to be taking part in Gordon J. Brown’s ANY DAY NOW blog tour. Huge thanks to Sean Coleman of Red Dog Press for the invite and the ARC. I rarely take part in tours anymore as I still have Continue reading Fate hinges on the choices we make… #AnyDayNow #Review @GoJaBrown @RedDogTweets→

The world outside is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined… #TheForcing #CoverReveal @Hardisty_Paul @OrendaBooks

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OMFG I’m so excited today! The fabulous Karen Sullivan of Orenda asked me if I wanted to reveal the cover for Paul Hardisty’s book which is out in February 2023 and I jumped at the chance. I absolutely LOVE Paul’s Continue reading The world outside is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined… #TheForcing #CoverReveal @Hardisty_Paul @OrendaBooks→

The past is never far behind… #TheWrongWoman #Review #LeanneSparks #CrookedLaneBooks

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The only survivor of Denver’s notorious “Reaper” serial murders, FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck grapples with the ghosts of her past by seeking justice for victims of abuse. She’s neck deep in a particularly ugly case involving the disappearance of Continue reading The past is never far behind… #TheWrongWoman #Review #LeanneSparks #CrookedLaneBooks→

Dark and devious… #RapidReviews #AnnCleeves #AlanParks #DavidVidecette

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I’m doing my best to catch up on my backlog of reviews and here are three dark and devious reads which I really enjoyed! Set in Shetland. This novel has a compelling storyline with twists galore! It’s multi layered so Continue reading Dark and devious… #RapidReviews #AnnCleeves #AlanParks #DavidVidecette→

Books, brownies and coffee — Recent and current reads… @chummysbakery

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I don’t know about you, but when it comes to reading, I love a sweet treat and coffee to  hand. I was approached by Chummy’s Bakery to see if I’d be interested in collaborating and when I saw their treats, Continue reading Books, brownies and coffee — Recent and current reads… @chummysbakery→

THEY BELIEVE HIS LIES. SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. #NoSecrets #Review @Author_Dave @ViperBooks

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THEY BELIEVE HIS LIES. SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. You can’t lie to Izzy Lambert. Her highly developed empathic abilities allow her to read people’s emotions with terrifying accuracy – and consequences. As a child her insights sparked her parents’ divorce. Continue reading THEY BELIEVE HIS LIES. SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. #NoSecrets #Review @Author_Dave @ViperBooks→

NEW BLOOD PANEL 2022 #PressRelease #TheakstonCrimeWritingFestival @nholten40 @HarrogateFest

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An exciting time for some debut authors — Congrats all! Read all about it in the press release below:  THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 NEW BLOOD PANEL Harrogate International Festivals has shared this year’s New Blood panel, Continue reading NEW BLOOD PANEL 2022 #PressRelease #TheakstonCrimeWritingFestival @nholten40 @HarrogateFest→

Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death… #WhereDemonsHide #review @nholten40 @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks

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Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death. When her body is found in the centre of a pentagram on a lonely moor, Rebecca is determined to find out what. Was she killed by supernatural means, or is there a more down-to-earth Continue reading Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death… #WhereDemonsHide #review @nholten40 @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks→