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I work at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth where I'm director of a research institute. I'm the author of two police procedural novels set in Ireland, and author or editor of 20 academic books and a 12 volume encyclopedia. I also edit two academic journals and two book series. My passions are reading and writing crime fiction and undertaking research on social issues. I contribute to two blogs: The View From the Blue House and Ireland After NAMA.

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Lazy Sunday Service

After five nights in Iceland I'm enroute back to Ireland. Although I spent three days at the university at a conference, I did get to look around Reykjavik in the evenings and yesterday went on a tour of some of the interior (my sample postcard of some of the snaps I took right). It's proved to be a fascinating visit and I definitely plan to come back again in the future for a longer trip.

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	The Rule Book 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Gallows 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stiffed 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Code/Space: Software and Everyday Life by Rob Kitchin (Goodreads Author), Martin Dodge 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Academic's Guide to Publishing by Rob Kitchin (Goodreads Author), Duncan Fuller 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in Space: Geographies of Science Fiction by Rob Kitchin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James Kneale (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Reels 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disability, Space and Society 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cognition of Geographic Space by Rob Kitchin (Goodreads Author), Mark Blades 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mapping Worlds: International Perspectives On Social And Cultural Geographies by Rob Kitchin (Goodreads Author), Kitchin Rob 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rob Kitchin rated a book 3 of 5 stars Roll With It by Nick Place read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Comic crime capers always have elements that are a little exaggerated or stretch the imagination, with characters that are somewhat larger than life. At the same time, the story has to have some ring of believability about it. It’s a difficult balanc...more
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Rob Kitchin rated a book 4 of 5 stars Penance: A Chicago Thriller by Dan O'Shea (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Penance felt to me like a mash-up of Michael Connelly, Tom Clancy and Stuart Neville’s The Twelve -- a smart, well-written police procedural thriller, mixing cops with black ops spooks, political intrigue and a rogue operative seeking to avenge death...more
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Rob Kitchin wants to read Citizen Vince by Jess Walter	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rob Kitchin rated a book 5 of 5 stars Once in Another World by Brendan John Sweeney read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Once in Another World is an excellent debut novel set in Dublin and Meath in 1937. Sweeney captures the political intrigue and games of the time, as well as the atmosphere, sense of place, and social relations of urban and rural Ireland. The historic...more
Jun 08, 2013 11:08am · see review
Rob Kitchin rated a book 5 of 5 stars Crocodile Tears by Mark O'Sullivan (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Crocodile Tears is a very nicely written police procedural that has a strong blend of unpicking the mystery surrounding the death of Dermot Brennan, capturing the aftermath of the property crash in Ireland, and charting the interactions and tension b...more
Jun 05, 2013 01:36pm · see review
Rob Kitchin rated a book 4 of 5 stars Screwed (Daniel McEvoy, #2) by Eoin Colfer read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Screwed is a screwball noir that rattles along a quick clip, with McEvoy pinging from one dose of slapstick violence and gallows humour to another. Colfer has an engaging voice and the narrative is witty and sassy, with a number of laugh out loud mom...more
Jun 05, 2013 01:32pm · see review
Rob Kitchin rated a book 3 of 5 stars Death of a Nationalist by Rebecca Pawel read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The strengths of Death of a Nationalist are the atmosphere and sense of place. Pawel captures the general paranoia and landscape of Madrid at the end of a civil war, where neighbours are not sure who they can trust and sections of the population are...more
Jun 01, 2013 04:02am · see review
Rob Kitchin rated a book 2 of 5 stars Behind The Battle: Intelligence In The War With Germany, 1939 45 by Ralph Bennett read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The back cover blurb for Behind the Battle states: “Many recent studies have covered aspects of the military intelligence available to Britain and her allies during the Second World War, but until now no succinct and authoritative survey of the whole...more
May 27, 2013 12:30am · see review