Michael F. Kenyon was a British author of crime novels. Author of more than twenty humorous mystery novels, he was one of the first in the field of spoof-espionage story telling, but was perhaps better known for the Superintendent O'Malley, and latterly Inspector Henry Peckover, series of books. Peckover was especially successful. A New York Times review said, "In Inspector Peckover Mr. Kenyon has created a very valuable addition to the classic British detective." Kenyon was also a regular contributor to Gourmet magazine, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
