Kenrick was an advertising executive from Sydney, Australia, who later
became a suspense/thriller author. He lived in Canada, the US, and
Europe. He worked for many years in advertising before becoming a
writer. He and his Welsh wife and their two children lived in Weston,
Connecticut. His advertising background is clearly evident, and even parodied, in his novel "Two Lucky People," in which the protagonist, Harry, is an advertising agent. He suggests a wacky television ad which consternates his boss, but which also wins over their very wealthy client. After that, the boss treats Harry very nicely. Even readers ignorant of the cut-throat world
of advertising have found this early scene in the novel to be hilarious.
