"As far as Irish crime fiction goes, Kitchin delivers all the major ingredients: mystery, psychos and a dash of drag queen farmers." - Gerard BrennanRob Kitchin is a professor at NUI Maynooth, an avid crime fiction reviewer, and the author of four crime novels, the latest of which is the screwball noir Stumped (2014).
His short stories have been published in various outlets including A Twist of Noir, All Due Respect, Close to the Bone, Flash Fiction Offensive, Laughter Shack, Powder Burn Flash, Shotgun Honey and Spinetingler.
Every Saturday he publishes a drabble (a story of exactly 100 words) on his crime fiction blog The View from the Blue House
He is also author or editor of more than two dozen academic books and a 12-volume encyclopedia.
Official author website: The View from the Blue House
Author on Twitter: @RobKitchin