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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.

You are not alone… #NCDV #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth #breakthesilence @nholten40 @NCDV_Official

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October is Domestic Violence/Abuse Awareness month and those who know me, will know how important raising awareness about domestic abuse is. For those who don’t know me – my debut novel, published in 2019 was inspired by my own experiences. Continue reading You are not alone… #NCDV #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth #breakthesilence @nholten40 @NCDV_Official→

A Dead Good Giveaway & Cover Reveal News ?? #deadmercy? #giveaway #upcomingevents @nholten40 @0neMoreChapter_

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You may have missed this if you’re not subscribed to my newsletter so I thought I’d post it here. In case you’re not subscribed to my newsletter… WHY NOT? (Kidding!! If you do want to subscribe, I don’t spam your Continue reading A Dead Good Giveaway & Cover Reveal News ?? #deadmercy? #giveaway #upcomingevents @nholten40 @0neMoreChapter_→

It would be a crime to miss this… #BayTalesLive #PressRelease @bay_tales @vpeanuts @SimonBewick

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Crime fiction fans! I’m excited to share the news that something criminal is coming to Whitley Bay in 2022! There’s no need to lock your doors though – the amazing duo that is Vic Watson and Simon Bewick | the Continue reading It would be a crime to miss this… #BayTalesLive #PressRelease @bay_tales @vpeanuts @SimonBewick→

MY DAD SAYS BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN I BREAK IT… #TheRule #review #followtherule @nholten40 @Author_Dave @ViperBooks

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Daniel is looking forward to his birthday. He wants pie and chips, a big chocolate cake, and a comic book starring his favourite superhero. And as long as he follows The Rule, nothing bad will happen. Daniel will be twenty-three Continue reading MY DAD SAYS BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN I BREAK IT… #TheRule #review #followtherule @nholten40 @Author_Dave @ViperBooks→

FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2021 REVEALED! #pressrelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

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In case you missed the announcement, I’m super excited to share the short-list for the Bloody Scotland #McIlvanneyPrize 2021 – and what a list it is!  Press Release:  Five years ago the Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award was Continue reading FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2021 REVEALED! #pressrelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland→

The only thing for certain is the deaths were no accident. #Ouija #review @nholten40 @zooloo2008 @QuestionPress #Ouija #QMPHorror #QuestionMarkPress #ZooloosBookTours

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Something a little different on the blog today! ?? Happy Publication Day, Zoé! I’m over the moon to be taking part in the blog tour for DEBUT author Zoé Lee O’Farrell and sharing my review for OUIJA! A horror, YA Continue reading The only thing for certain is the deaths were no accident. #Ouija #review @nholten40 @zooloo2008 @QuestionPress #Ouija #QMPHorror #QuestionMarkPress #ZooloosBookTours→

HOW DO YOU CREATE REALISTIC, GRIPPING CRIME FICTION? #promo @nholten40 @gbpoliceadvisor @Profwriting @KateBendelow @crimewritersci

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The answer to the headline question is: You learn from the experts, of course! And that is exactly what I will be doing next month! On Saturday Oct 9th I will be attending Crime Writing: Making it Real Crime Scene Continue reading HOW DO YOU CREATE REALISTIC, GRIPPING CRIME FICTION? #promo @nholten40 @gbpoliceadvisor @Profwriting @KateBendelow @crimewritersci→

Bloody AMAZING Line Up announced for @BloodyScotland 2021 #hybrid #pressrelease @nholten40

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OMFG #crimebookjunkies!! I can’t tell you how excited I am to be actually attending BLOODY SCOTLAND in person this year. Why? Check out the press release below … and excuse me while I dance around the room like a giddy Continue reading Bloody AMAZING Line Up announced for @BloodyScotland 2021 #hybrid #pressrelease @nholten40→

You come to Soul Shrink to be healed. You don’t expect to die… #HerLastHoliday #review @nholten40 @callytaylor @AvonBooksUK

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Two years ago, Fran’s sister Jenna disappeared on a wellness retreat in Gozo that went terribly wrong. Tom Wade, the now infamous man behind Soul Shrink Retreats, has just been released from prison after serving his sentence for the deaths Continue reading You come to Soul Shrink to be healed. You don’t expect to die… #HerLastHoliday #review @nholten40 @callytaylor @AvonBooksUK→

When darkness envelops … #TheGatheringStorm #BookTrailer #Promo @nholten40 @alanjonesbooks

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I’m excited to share a book trailer for one of my #partnersincrime who has written an epic historical trilogy that has been getting rave early reviews. The Gathering Storm: Book 1 in the Sturmtaucher Trilogy, a powerful and compelling story of Continue reading When darkness envelops … #TheGatheringStorm #BookTrailer #Promo @nholten40 @alanjonesbooks→

Not every child is wanted… #TheRosaryGarden #review @nholten40 @whiteheadednic @ViperBooks

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NOT EVERY CHILD IS A BLESSING… It was Ali who found the body of a murdered newborn baby, hidden in the garden of her convent school. In an Ireland riven by battles of religion and reproduction, the case becomes a Continue reading Not every child is wanted… #TheRosaryGarden #review @nholten40 @whiteheadednic @ViperBooks→

Have you heard the news? ? #Noirwich is back ? @nholten40 @NOIRwichFest @WritersCentre

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? Press Release ? Abbott, Peace and Cha to headline Noirwich Crime Writing Festival, 9 – 12 September 2021   Internationally acclaimed writer Megan Abbott (“A legend for good reason” –The Washington Post) will deliver the 2021 Noirwich Crime Writing Continue reading Have you heard the news? ? #Noirwich is back ? @nholten40 @NOIRwichFest @WritersCentre→

A race against time… #RunningOutOfRoad #Review @nholten40 @CathStaincliffe @Tr4cyF3nt0n @LittleBrownUK

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Super excited to be taking part in Cath Staincliffe’s blog tour for RUNNING OUT OF ROAD. My thanks to Tracy Fenton / Compulsive Readers for the invite and arranging an arc via Little Brown UK. A bit about the author Continue reading A race against time… #RunningOutOfRoad #Review @nholten40 @CathStaincliffe @Tr4cyF3nt0n @LittleBrownUK→

The only thing for certain is the deaths were no accident… #CoverReveal #CampDeath by @Jim_Ody_Author and #Ouija by @zooloo2008 @nholten40

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Absolutely THRILLED TO PIECES to be taking part in a DOUBLE reveal today – especially as one of the books is for Zoe Lee O’Farrell’s debut! Eeeeek! Without further delay, here’s more about Jim Ody and Camp Death. Then scroll Continue reading The only thing for certain is the deaths were no accident… #CoverReveal #CampDeath by @Jim_Ody_Author and #Ouija by @zooloo2008 @nholten40→

Is Ray Diamond being framed? #WhatGoesAround #debut #Q&A @nholten40 @AnnBloxwich @darkedgepress @RandomTTours

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I’m so excited to be able to support a fellow Crime & Publishment success story on the publication of her DEBUT novel! I pre ordered What Goes Around the minute I heard it was up and cannot wait to get Continue reading Is Ray Diamond being framed? #WhatGoesAround #debut #Q&A @nholten40 @AnnBloxwich @darkedgepress @RandomTTours→