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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.

A gripping World War II thriller (Spoils of War) #LastFlightToStalingrad #ExclusiveExtract @nholten40 @Seasidepicture @HoZ_Books

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Today on the blog I have an exclusive extract from Graham Hurley’s Last Flight to Stalingrad. My thanks to Head of Zeus and publicist Angela Melamud. First how about we find out a little more about the author and the Continue reading A gripping World War II thriller (Spoils of War) #LastFlightToStalingrad #ExclusiveExtract @nholten40 @Seasidepicture @HoZ_Books→

⚔️ Countdown to the Daggers ⚔️ #PressRelease @nholten40 @the_cwa

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Super exciting news!! Book lovers and crime fiction fans have a unique opportunity to watch the famed Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers awards, live. The oldest awards in the genre, the CWA Daggers have been synonymous with quality crime writing Continue reading ⚔️ Countdown to the Daggers ⚔️ #PressRelease @nholten40 @the_cwa→

? Press Release ? LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2021 | @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

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What a day for announcements! So excited to share the #longlist for Bloody Scotland’s 2021 McIlvanney Prize. I was lucky enough to be involved as a Bloody Scotland reader and it’s my honour to share these fantastic authors with you Continue reading ? Press Release ? LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2021 | @nholten40 @BloodyScotland→

?Press Release? | CRÈME DE LA CRIME SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021 | #TheakstonAward | @HarrogateFest | @nholten40

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As all crime fiction fans and readers gear up for #Harrogate2021, I’m delighted to share the #shortlist announcement and what a list it is! Congratulations and good luck to you all! ?? ELLY GRIFFITHS | ROSAMUND LUPTON | BRIAN MCGILLOWAY Continue reading ?Press Release? | CRÈME DE LA CRIME SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021 | #TheakstonAward | @HarrogateFest | @nholten40→

When you hear her story, will you believe her? #TheNurse #Review @nholten40 @juliannwriter @canelo_co

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When you hear her story, will you believe her? Rose Marlowe is a hard-working nurse, a loving wife, and a merciless killer. Or so she says. Despite her confession, it is hard to believe that this beautiful, kind woman could Continue reading When you hear her story, will you believe her? #TheNurse #Review @nholten40 @juliannwriter @canelo_co→

?Don’t miss this ?#Giveaway #LastChance #DCMaggieJamieson #ebookbundle #subscribe

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Woohoo! It’s been just over a month since the DEAD SECRET ebook launch (April 23rd) and it has been getting some amazing reviews! More great news for UK readers is that for the whole month of May, it’s been just 99p Continue reading ?Don’t miss this ?#Giveaway #LastChance #DCMaggieJamieson #ebookbundle #subscribe→

Wherever you go, they will find you… #WishYouWereDead #QuickReads #Review @nholten40 @readingagency @peterjamesuk @midaspr

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Wish You Were Dead is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Peter James. Roy Grace and his family have left Sussex behind for a week’s holiday in France. The website promised a grand house, but when they arrive Continue reading Wherever you go, they will find you… #WishYouWereDead #QuickReads #Review @nholten40 @readingagency @peterjamesuk @midaspr→

#CallMeMummy. It’ll be better if you do. #review @nholten40 @TinaBakerBooks @ViperBooks

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CALL ME MUMMY. IT’LL BE BETTER IF YOU DO. Glamorous, beautiful Mummy has everything a woman could want. Except for a daughter of her very own. So when she sees Kim – heavily pregnant, glued to her phone and ignoring Continue reading #CallMeMummy. It’ll be better if you do. #review @nholten40 @TinaBakerBooks @ViperBooks→

LONGLIST REVEALED|THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021 | #TheakstonAward | @HarrogateFest @nholten40

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Exciting news and I am thrilled to be a part of sharing it with the #bookworld! It’s the LONGLIST reveal – woohoo! MARK BILLINGHAM | LOUISE CANDLISH | JANE CASEY | STEVE CAVANAGH | WILL DEAN  EVA DOLAN | LUCY FOLEY | ELLY GRIFFITHS | DOUG JOHNSTONE | ROSAMUND LUPTON VAL MCDERMID | BRIAN MCGILLOWAY | ABIR MUKHERJEE | LIZ NUGENT | IAN RANKIN Continue reading LONGLIST REVEALED|THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021 | #TheakstonAward | @HarrogateFest @nholten40→

Guilty or innocent… #ASongOfIsolation #Review @nholten40 @michaelJmalone1 @OrendaBooks

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Film star Amelie Hart is the darling of the silver screen, appearing on the front pages of every newspaper. But at the peak of her fame she throws it all away for a regular guy with an ordinary job. The Continue reading Guilty or innocent… #ASongOfIsolation #Review @nholten40 @michaelJmalone1 @OrendaBooks→

Rachel’s world will never be the same again… #RachelsStory #GuestPost @nholten40 @LeighRussell

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Delighted to have Leigh Russell on the blog today to tell us a bit about her latest literary venture: Rachel’s Story! First a little about this book and the author.  About the Book  In a world where food is scarce, Continue reading Rachel’s world will never be the same again… #RachelsStory #GuestPost @nholten40 @LeighRussell→

There’s nothing for her in Muddleford… is there? #MoonlightOverMuddlefordCove #Review @nholten40 @KimTheBookworm @rararesources

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Not many non-crime books make it to my blog, but I always make an exception for Kim Nash! Delighted to be a part of the Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove blog tour today and my thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for Continue reading There’s nothing for her in Muddleford… is there? #MoonlightOverMuddlefordCove #Review @nholten40 @KimTheBookworm @rararesources→

They took your fiancée. They framed you for murder… #KillAStranger #Review @nholten40 @simonkernick @headlinepg

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SAVE YOUR LOVED ONE? AND DO YOU KNOW WHO SHE REALLY IS? They took your fiancée. They framed you for murder. You’re given one chance to save her. To clear your name. You must kill Continue reading They took your fiancée. They framed you for murder… #KillAStranger #Review @nholten40 @simonkernick @headlinepg→

Erin was a good girl. But someone wanted her dead… #GoodGirl #Review @nholten40 @writermels @AvonBooksUK

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When sixteen-year-old Erin Ellis is attacked, she dies in the arms of her best friend Molly, just metres from her home. Molly is the surviving girl but says she easily could have been the victim – it was a random Continue reading Erin was a good girl. But someone wanted her dead… #GoodGirl #Review @nholten40 @writermels @AvonBooksUK→

#RecommendedReads & #Reviews ? #BlueBird @trish4912 @Burning_Chair #ATimeToLie @simonberthon @HQstories #ThreeHours @Rosamundlupton @PenguinUKBooks #IfSheDies @ErikTherme @nholten40

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A new cop. A fresh start. A dark secret. It’s the blisteringly hot summer of 1976, and WPC Samantha Barrie is Wyre Hall police station’s newest recruit. When young girls start to go missing, Sam finds herself at the centre Continue reading #RecommendedReads & #Reviews ? #BlueBird @trish4912 @Burning_Chair #ATimeToLie @simonberthon @HQstories #ThreeHours @Rosamundlupton @PenguinUKBooks #IfSheDies @ErikTherme @nholten40→