Reviews & Book News
If you’re signed up to my newsletter, some of this is stuff you’ll have already read – but what wasn’t included, is what I’m curently doing in terms of my writing. So I guess this is an exclusive? ? Before Continue reading What’s been happening? #MidMarchUpdate #RecommendedReads @nholten40
Emma’s the one that got away. The only survivor of a killer known in the tabloids as ‘the hairdresser’ – because of the trophies he takes from his victims. Or she thinks she was. The police aren’t convinced. Nor is Continue reading Emma’s the one that got away… #ThePackage #Review @nholten40 #SebastianFitzek @HoZ_Books
Exciting news! #PressRelease from the Crime Writers Association Libraries, booksellers, publishers and festivals are invited to take part in National Crime Reading Month this June. National Crime Reading Month is a unique festival, held throughout the UK, which promotes the Continue reading National Crime Reading Month Announced! #PressRelease @nholten40 @the_cwa
? PRESS RELEASE ? DO YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO SOLVE A MURDER MYSTERY? ARE YOU A TRUE CRIME FANATIC WITH A PASSION FOR SOLVING CRIME? ARE YOU AN ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE? STV Studios are making a Continue reading Fancy a trip to #MurderIsland? #PressRelease @nholten40 @STVStudios
This is not a typical review – no book involved – but still crime! That’s right – there was a murder and it was up to my #partnerincrime Sharon Bairden and I to put our murderous minds and sleuthing skills Continue reading CATCH A KILLER OR FRAME A SUSPECT… #FoulPlay #FaceCrime #Review @foulplaygamers @afterdarkmurder @nholten40 @sbairden
I know it’s still early days and people are cautious (rightly so) but when I heard that #Harrogate will be back in July my heart soared – finally something to look forward to after everything that has happened in the Continue reading Finally something to look forward to! | #Highlights2019 | THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2021 | #TheakstonsCrime | @HarrogateFest @nholten40
“Sometimes our prayers are not only ignored, but you can hear someone laughing in the background.” It’s his last shift of the week, but CSI Eddie Collins is examining the scene of an armed robbery at a Post Office. Everything Continue reading No one plays by the rules… #TheCrew #Review @nholten40 @AndrewBarrettUK
A shocking act of violence… It should have been the safest place on earth. A summer camp for teens, on a beautiful island off the coast of Oslo. But what started out as a haven becomes hell on earth as Continue reading A shocking act of violence… #TheIsland #Review @nholten40 @TheBenMcPherson @HarperCollinsUk
Secrets can be fatal. But so can the truth. When the murdered body of Lauren Shaw is discovered laid out on the altar of St Mary the Virgin church in Eastbourne it sends a chill to the core of those Continue reading Secrets can be fatal. But so can the truth. #WhenTheDeadSpeak #Review @sheilab10 @canelo_co
When a body is found stabbed to death in a notorious Newcastle upon Tyne gay cruising area, Detective Inspector Jack Slade of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team lands the case. What appears to be a robbery gone wrong takes Continue reading Can Slade uncover the truth before he himself becomes a victim? #DeathRattle #Review #debut @D_Jewell_Author @WildWolfPublish
Shopping with her sister, DI Amy Winter is admiring a Valentine’s Day window display of a perfect bride encrusted in diamonds and resplendent in lace—until she notices blood oozing from the mannequin’s mouth. This is no stunt. A post-mortem reveals Continue reading A victim on display. A detective on the rails. #LeftForDead #Review @nholten40 @Caroline_writes @amazonpub
A killer running rings around the police. A detective spiralling out of control. DI Kate Young is on leave. She’s the force’s best detective, but her bosses know she’s under pressure, on medication and overcoming trauma. So after her bad Continue reading Can #DIKateYoung unmask the killer before they strike again? #AnEyeForAnEye #Review @nholten40 @amazonpub @carolewyer
I’m super excited to be closing down Will Dean’s ?THE LAST THING TO BURN? blog tour today! Huge thanks to Jenny Platt (publicist) and Hodder & Stoughton for the invite and proof copy! First a bit about the author and Continue reading He is her husband. She is his captive. #TheLastThingToBurn #Review @nholten40 @willrdean @HodderBooks
How do you tell the difference between a vivid dream, an hallucination and reality? Or is the fact that you are questioning the above in the first place a sign of insanity? Who would you turn to if your own Continue reading Please don’t let me die like this… #TheGirlFromTheLake #Review @nholten40 @J_A_Simones @all_covered
In case you missed the reveal on Chapter in my Life last night, I’m delighted to jump on the bandwagon and share the fantastic cover and blurb for Morgan Cry (aka Gordon Brown’s) latest offering: SIX WOUNDS! So what’s this Continue reading Will Daniella catch the killer before she loses everything? #CoverReveal #SixWounds @MorganCryAuthor @GoJaBrown @BirlinnBooks @PolygonBooks