Reviews & Book News
Anyone who knows me will know that I am not really one for following rules when it comes to blogging – are there rules? Who knows? Who cares! Rather than choosing a specific number of top reads, I’ve put together Continue reading What were my top crime reads of 2019? #CrimeBookJunkie #TopReads #2019 @nholten40
When Stars Will Shine is a collection of short stories from your favourite authors who have come together to deliver you a Christmas read with a twist. With true war tales that will break your heart, gritty Christmas crimes that Continue reading From war tales that will break your heart, to gritty Christmas crimes that will shake you to your core, and heart-warming tales of love lost and found… #WhenStarsWillShine #PublicationDay #Review @nholten40 @emmamitchellfpr
Delighted to be taking part in Susan Handley’s #FeatherAndClaw blog tour today! Massive thanks to Emma Welton of #damppebblesblogtours for the invite. I have a fabulous Q&A to share but first, a little about the author and this book! Susan Continue reading To get closer to the truth, Cat must get closer to the killer and allow the killer to get closer to her… #FeatherAndClaw #QandA @nholten40 @shandleyauthor @damppebbles
?Boom! ?Boom! ?Boom! Absolutely THRILLED to be taking part in the *paperback* blog tour for Mike Craven’s BLACK SUMMER! Huge thanks to Beth / Little Brown for the invite! I have the kindle version of this – in fact, I Continue reading How can someone be both dead and alive at the same time? ? #BlackSummer #ReviewRevisited #paperbacklaunch @nholten40 @MWCravenUK @DavidHHeadley @LittleBrownUK @BethWright26
My stop today on LJ Morris’ HUNTING GROUND blog tour! ???? Huge thanks to Sarah Hardy of Book on the Brightside Publicity for the invite and LJ Morris for the ARC. A bit about the author and this cracking read Continue reading When you’re being hunted by assassins and the authorities… going home isn’t always the safest option. #HuntingGround #Review @nholten40 @BOTBSpublicity @LesJMorris
THERE’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND GUILT. AN EVEN FINER LINE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND REVENGE. Data scientist Laura prefers the company of her books to the real world – let alone that cesspit online. But when her best friend Continue reading THERE’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND GUILT… #StayMadSweetheart #TimesUp #Review @nholten40 @hkist @RedDogTweets
Our last autumn of innocence. Star-spangled nights. Mist-wreathed woodland. A twisted shape watching coldly from the shadows. Industrial Lancashire, 1974. The kids in the coal-mining town of Ashburn love the waning of the year. Fancy dress and scary stories for Continue reading This year someone is killing the children of Ashburn…Or should that be SOMETHING? #SeasonOfMist #Novella #Review @nholten40 @paulfinchauthor
Absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Highest Lives blog tour today! Huge thanks to Anne Cater for the invite and Gordon Brown/Strident Publishing for the ARC. This is the fourth book in the series – I’m a huge fan and Continue reading Is history’s most outrageous serial killer on the loose? #HighestLives #Review @nholten40 @GoJaBrown @StridentPublish @annecater
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
My debut novel Dead Inside was published by One More Chapter/Harper Collins UK this year (edited: 2019) – it tells the story of Lucy Sherwood, a Probation Officer who works with domestic abusers in a multi agency team by day, Continue reading Abusive relationships – My Journey #BehindClosedDoors #DeadInside #DomesticAbuse @nholten40 @0neMoreChapter_ @KillerReads @fictionpubteam @the_cwa @thrillerwriters
OMG eeeeeeek!! I have been DYING…D-Y-I-N-G…to share my review for the ever-so-awesome Paul Grzegorzek’s Closer Than Blood and today…my friends…is THAT DAY!! A massive thanks to the author, Netgalley via the publisher One More Chapter and the fabulous Sarah Hardy Continue reading The real nightmare begins when the missing person returns… #CloserThanBlood #Review @nholten40 @PaulGlaznost @0neMoreChapter_ @KillerReads @BOTBSPublicity
Eeeeeek! I am absolutely BUZZING to be a part of LJ Ross’ IMPOSTOR blog tour and thrilled to be bringing you all the FINAL audio clip titled The Alarm Button narrated by Hugh Dancy, British actor and star of the Continue reading There’s a killer inside all of us… #TheAlarmButton #Audio #Impostor #New #DrAlexanderGregorySeries @nholten40 @wfhowes @ljross_author and @princolour
Thrilled to be hosting Teresa Driscoll’s I WILL MAKE YOU PAY blog tour today! I have a Q & A with the author and I’d like to thank Megan, Publicity Assistant from ed public relations for the invite and ARC which I Continue reading Every Wednesday, like clockwork, the terror returns. #IWillMakeYouPay #QandA @nholten40 @teresadriscoll @amazonpub @ed_pr
Thrilled to be one of the bloggers to close down Michael Paul Michaud’s THE INTROVERT CONFOUNDS INNOCENCE blog tour today! My thanks to Sarah from Book on the Bright Side Publicity for the invite and to the publisher & author Continue reading An absurdist account of the life of one very anti-social and unexpected anti-hero… #TheIntrovertConfoundsInnocence #Review @nholten40 @MichaelPMichaud @BOTBSPublicity @BlackOpalBooks
Thrilled to be closing down the blog tour and sharing my review for Zoe Sharp’s BAD TURN today. A massive thanks to Ayo Onatade for organising and the invite and to the author for an ARC. Let’s do this! About Continue reading Charlie’s at her best putting an end to trouble. Now she must learn to strike first. #BadTurn #Review @nholten40 @authorzoesharp