Education
He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.
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He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.
He served with British Military Intelligence in World War I and then worked for the International Labor Office and the Egyptian government. He was London editor of the Empire Digest and reviewed mystery fiction for The Sunday Times and The Guardian. He retired in the 1960s to West Sussex.
He also wrote under the pseudonym Evelyn Elder.
Kennedy specialised in police mysteries, but also wrote about the adventures of Sir George Bulletin, a professional private investigator. His series characters are Sir George Bulletin and Inspector Cornford.
He also collaborated with other members of The Detection Club on The Floating Admiral and Ask a Policeman.