The Long & Short of it… Lists that is! #DebutScottishCrimeBook2020 and #THEMcILVANNEYPRIZE2020 #pressrelease #BloodyScotland @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

Exciting news! Join me in congratulating these fabulous authors for making either the #shortlist for debut authors or the #longlist for the McIlvanney Prize. All amazing – going to be tough to call!  SHORTLIST FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT SCOTTISH Continue reading The Long & Short of it… Lists that is! #DebutScottishCrimeBook2020 and #THEMcILVANNEYPRIZE2020 #pressrelease #BloodyScotland @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

Someone must pay… #SinsOfTheFather #CoverReveal #Debut @nholten40 @sbairden @RedDogTweets

✨?? Oh my friggin days! I’m absolutely OVER-THE-MOON to share the exceptionally dark and oh so delightfully twisted cover of Sharon Bairden’s (aka my #twinnie’s) DEBUT novel #SinsOfTheFather ??✨ EEEEEEEK!!! Some of you may have seen some teaser tweets and Continue reading Someone must pay… #SinsOfTheFather #CoverReveal #Debut @nholten40 @sbairden @RedDogTweets

CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Longlists Announced ?? @nholten40 @the_cwa #CrimeFiction #PressRelease

✨??✨ It’s celebration time as the #DaggerLonglist is announced by the CWA ?? I am absolutely thrilled to see some of my friends on this list as well as some favourites – I’ve highlighted in red the peeps I would Continue reading CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Longlists Announced ?? @nholten40 @the_cwa #CrimeFiction #PressRelease

When the body of a missing tourist is found… who is to blame? #TheLizardBook #Extract #Prologue @DBrucelockhart @nholten40 @Brownlee_Donald @MuswellPress

Delighted to be hosting Dugald Bruce-Lockhart’s debut novel THE LIZARD blog tour today! I’ve an excellent extract to whet your whistles, so grab a cuppa and enjoy. Oh wait! Let me tell you a bit about the author and this Continue reading When the body of a missing tourist is found… who is to blame? #TheLizardBook #Extract #Prologue @DBrucelockhart @nholten40 @Brownlee_Donald @MuswellPress

FIRST NAMES REVEALED! #TheakstonsCrime #HIF2020 #PressRelease @nholten40 @HarrogateFest

Eeeeeek!!! I’m always excited by this announcement as it means I can start my countdown to Harrogate – Theakstons Crime Festival! Hurrah! This year I am incredibly excited by the line up as there are so many of my FAVOURITE Continue reading FIRST NAMES REVEALED! #TheakstonsCrime #HIF2020 #PressRelease @nholten40 @HarrogateFest

One summer. One stranger. One killer… #TheHeatwave #CoverReveal @nholten40 @TheVenomousPen @AvonBooksUK

Well guess what I have to share with you all today! You may have already seen some heavy tweet activity but I thought I give y’all just a bit more to feast your eyes on! The absolutely awesome Katerina Diamond Continue reading One summer. One stranger. One killer… #TheHeatwave #CoverReveal @nholten40 @TheVenomousPen @AvonBooksUK

Nothing will ever be the same again . . . #TheCurator #CoverReveal #Exclusive @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault @LittleBrownUK @DHHlitagency

OMG! OMG! OH MY GOD!! I’m HUGELY excited to have the pleasure of an EXCLUSIVE cover reveal for one of the most highly anticipated novels of 2020! That’s right, peeps! Washington Poe is back in THE CURATOR! Massive thanks to Continue reading Nothing will ever be the same again . . . #TheCurator #CoverReveal #Exclusive @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault @LittleBrownUK @DHHlitagency

NOIRELAND Returns in 2020 with a One-Day Festival ?? @nholten40 @NOIRELANDfest @angelaontour

Belfast’s NOIRELAND International Crime Festival is returning on 28 March 2020. This year’s one-day festival showcases some of Ireland’s greatest crime novelists, lends a helping hand to aspiring writers, and highlights Belfast significant impact on the world of crime fiction, Continue reading NOIRELAND Returns in 2020 with a One-Day Festival ?? @nholten40 @NOIRELANDfest @angelaontour

It can be dangerous out in the sun… #ThirtyOneBones #MorganCry #CoverReveal @nholten40 @MorganCryAuthor @GoJaBrown @PolygonBooks

Well what do we have here?! An exciting cover reveal from an author you may know…but a name that you may not recognise – YET! I’m thrilled to bits to share with you all the cover and blurb for Morgan Continue reading It can be dangerous out in the sun… #ThirtyOneBones #MorganCry #CoverReveal @nholten40 @MorganCryAuthor @GoJaBrown @PolygonBooks

News from @CrimeFest! #PressRelease @nholten40

Lynda La Plante, Laura Lippman and Robert Goddard to headline 2020 CrimeFest. – HURRAH! Headline authors for CrimeFest – one of Europe’s biggest crime fiction conventions – have been announced. The 2020 convention sponsored by Specsavers is hosted from 4 Continue reading News from @CrimeFest! #PressRelease @nholten40

#BookNews #NewCover #Netgalley – DEAD WRONG @nholten40 @0neMoreChapter @BOTBSPublicity

Let the nail-biting commence! I am so excited to share the NEW COVER for book 2 in the #DCMaggieJamieson series – Dead Wrong which is out as an ebook on March 14th and May 14th in paperback – available for Continue reading #BookNews #NewCover #Netgalley – DEAD WRONG @nholten40 @0neMoreChapter @BOTBSPublicity

The past is a wound that never heals… #TheBloodIsStill #CoverReveal @nholten40 @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks

Woohoo! ?? Some of you may have seen the exciting news this week about Douglas Skelton – he has signed a further two book deal with Polygon! ?? Huge congrats to all! Today I am delighted to be amongst a Continue reading The past is a wound that never heals… #TheBloodIsStill #CoverReveal @nholten40 @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks

??#PressRelease #FourFinalistsRevealed #McIlvanneyPrize @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

In case you missed the announcement from earlier today, I’m so excited to share the short-list for the McIlvanney Prize 2019! Keep reading to find out more:   THE FOUR FINALISTS ARE REVEALED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK Continue reading ??#PressRelease #FourFinalistsRevealed #McIlvanneyPrize @nholten40 @BloodyScotland

What’s Happened & What’s Happening… #Highlights @nholten40 @ButeNoir @PrintPoint97 @WaterstonesGla @MorecambeVice @BloodyScotland @0neMoreChapter_ @the_cwa @thrillerwriters

What better way to kick off a new month than to have a look back at some of the highlights of the summer and look ahead at some of the things I’m super excited about in the next few weeks! Continue reading What’s Happened & What’s Happening… #Highlights @nholten40 @ButeNoir @PrintPoint97 @WaterstonesGla @MorecambeVice @BloodyScotland @0neMoreChapter_ @the_cwa @thrillerwriters

#ADeadlyConvergence #ExclusiveNewStory #ComingSoon #PressRelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland @Beathhigh @valmcdermid @cbrookmyre @louisewelsh00 @Brownlee_Donald

More exciting news coming your way from Bloody Scotland today! Check out the latest press release here: Four of Scotland’s bestselling crime writers are pooling their talents to write their first joint short story together, ahead of this month’s Bloody Continue reading #ADeadlyConvergence #ExclusiveNewStory #ComingSoon #PressRelease @nholten40 @BloodyScotland @Beathhigh @valmcdermid @cbrookmyre @louisewelsh00 @Brownlee_Donald