Craig Kennedy

Kennedy is a scientist detective at Columbia University similar to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Thorndyke. He uses his knowledge of chemistry and psychoanalysis to solve cases, and uses exotic (at the time) devices in his work such as lie detectors, gyroscopes, and portable seismographs.^[1] Like Dr. Watson from the Holmes tales and Dr. Jervis from the Thorndyke stories, a companion to Kennedy, reporter Walter Jameson, narrates the stories.

Kennedy first appeared in the December 1910 issue of Cosmopolitan, in "The Case of Helen Bond."^[2] He ultimately made 82 appearances in Cosmopolitan, the last coming in the August 1918 issue. Twelve stories were reprinted in the first collection, and this continued, but soon the stories were fixed up into a novel, and some were adaptations of movie serials.

He returned for many short stories in magazines as various as The Popular Magazine, Detective Story Magazine, Country Gentleman, Everybody's Magazine, and Flynn's, as well as in 26 novels. Through the 1920s, he became more of a typical detective. Craig Kennedy appeared in a number of 1930s pulp magazines, Complete Detective Novel Magazine, Dime Detective, Popular Detective, Weird Tales, and World Man Hunters, but many of these appear to be ghost-written as they lack the style and flavor of the teen-era Craig Kennedy stories. A series of six Craig Kennedy stories in early issues of Popular Detective are known to have been unsold novelettes rewritten by A. T. Locke.^[3]

1. The Silent Bullet (1910)
2. The Poisoned Pen (1911)
3. Constance Dunlap (1913)
4. The Dream Doctor (1914)
5. Guy Garrick (1914)
6. The Death House (1914)
7. The War Terror (1915)
8. The Gold of the Gods (1915)
9. The Exploits of Elaine (1915) adaption of movie serial
10. The Social Gangster (1916)
11. The Ear in the Wall (1916)
12. The Romance of Elaine (1916) adaption of movie serial
13. The Triumph of Elaine (1916)
14. The Treasure Train (1917)
15. The Adventuress (1917)
16. The Panama Plot (1918)
17. The Soul Scar (1919)
18. The Film Mystery (1921) adaption of Houdini movie serial
19. The Bacteriological Detective (1922)
20. Craig Kennedy Listens In (1923)
21. Atavar, the Dream Dancer (1924)
22. The Fourteen Points (1925)
23. The Boy Scouts' Craig Kennedy (1925)
24. Craig Kennedy on the Farm (1925)
25. The Radio Detective (1926)
26. Pandora (1926)
27. The Kidnap Club (1932)
28. The Clutching Hand (1934)
29. Enter Craig Kennedy (1935)
30. The Stars Scream Murder (1936)

1. The Case of Helen Bond (The Silent Cracksman)Dec 1910
2. The Silent BulletJan 1911
3. The Bacteriological DetectiveFeb 1911
4. The Story of The Deadly TubeMar 1911
5. The Seismograph AdventureApr 1911
6. The Diamond MakerMay 1911
7. The Azure RingJun 1911
8. A Spontaneous CombustionJul 1911
9. The Terror in the AirAug 1911
10. The Black HandSep 1911
11. The Artificial Paradise (The Man Who Was Dead)Oct 1911
12. The Steel DoorNov 1911
13. The Sand-Hog (The Tunnel Mystery)Dec 1911
14. The Bacillus of DeathJan 1912
15. The Master CounterfeiterFeb 1912
16. The Firebug (The Firefiend)Mar 1912
17. The YeggmanApr 1912
18. The Green-Goods KingMay 1912
19. The Poisoned PenMay 1912
20. The White SlaveJun 1912
21. The Treasure VaultJul 1912
22. The ForgerJul 1912
23. The Unofficial SpyAug 1912
24. The SmugglerSep 1912
25. The Invisible RayOct 1912
26. The Campaign GrafterNov 1912
27. The KleptomaniacDec 1912
28. The Opium JointJan 1913
29. The VampireFeb 1913
30. The Death ThoughtApr 1913
31. The Green CurseApr 1913
32. The SybariteMay 1913
33. The Phantom CircuitJun 1913
34. The Elixir of LifeJul 1913
35. The Dream DoctorAug 1913
36. The Death HouseSep 1913
37. The Submarine MysteryOct 1913
38. The Bomb-MakerNov 1913
39. The GhoulsDec 1913
40. The Scientific GunmanJan 1914
41. Guy Garrick (revised book edition of The Scientific Gunman)1914
42. The Air-PirateJan 1914
43. The Abduction ClubFeb 1914
44. The Billionaire BabyFeb 1914
45. The Radium RobberMar 1914
46. The Eugenic BrideApr 1914
47. The TerroristsMay 1914
48. The Dead-LineMay 1914
49. The Curio ShopJun 1914
50. The Germ LetterJul 1914
51. The Wireless Wire-TappersAug 1914
52. The Family SkeletonSep 1914
53. The Devil-WorshipersOct 1914
54. Happy DustNov 1914
55. The Murder SyndicateDec 1914
56. The Stolen War-SecretDec 1914
57. The Diamond-QueenJan 1915
58. The X-Ray DetectiveFeb 1915
59. The Tango ThiefMar 1915
60. The SupertoxinApr 1915
61. The Sixth SenseMay 1915
62. The Absolute ZeroJun 1915
63. The Sleep-MakerJul 1915
64. The Evil EyeAug 1915
65. The House of DeathSep 1915
66. The Demon EngineOct 1915
67. The Social GangsterNov 1915
68. The Voodoo MysteryDec 1915
69. The Treasure-TrainJan 1916
70. The Truth-DetectorMar 1916
71. The Soul-AnalysisMay 1916
72. The Mystic PoisonerJun 1916
73. The Phantom DestroyerJul 1916
74. The Beauty-MaskAug 1916
75. The Love-MeterSep 1916
76. The Vital PrincipleOct 1916
77. The Submarine MineNov 1916
78. The Rubber DaggerDec 1916
79. The Gun-RunnerJan 1917
80. The Sunken TreasureFeb 1917
81. The Love-Philter (The Love Potion)Apr 1917
82. The Panama PlotMay 1917
83. The Black DiamondJun 1917
84. The Bitter WaterJul 1917
85. The Nitrate KingAug 1917
86. The Coca GangOct 1917
87. The Phantom ParasiteNov 1917
88. The Door of DreadJan 1918
89. The Black CrossFeb 1918
90. The Psychic ScarApr 1918
91. The Star-ShellMay 1918
92. The Film MurderJun 1918
93. The Film TragedyJul 1918
94. The Treason TrustJul 1918
95. The Sinister ShadowAug 1918
96. The Love-GameAug 1918
97. The Soul ScarSep 1918
98. The Green Death1918
99. Thicker Than WaterSep 1923
100. The Radio DetectiveOct 1923
101. Dead Men Tell TalesOct 1923
102. The Radio WraithNov 1923
103. The HawkDec 1923
104. Deep-Sea TreasureJan 1924
105. The Jazz AddictJan 1924
106. The Counterfeit BeautyFeb 1924
107. A Son of the North WoodsFeb 1924
108. The Polar Flight of ZR-10Mar 1924
109. The Honour SystemMay 1924
110. The Greatest MysteryJul 1924
111. The Return of the Bon Homme RichardJul 1924
112. TheFrozen PaperAug 1924
113. The Elements: AirSep 1924
114. The Ghost ChaseSep 1924
115. Synthetic LoveSep 1924
116. The Elements: FireOct 1924
117. The Elements: EarthOct 1924
118. The HypocritesOct 1924
119. The Elements: WaterNov 1924
120. The Fumes of FollyNov 1924
121. The Voice in the DarkNov 1924
122. The Barn-BurnerDec 1924
123. The Compass: NorthDec 1924
124. The Compass: EastDec 1924
125. The Compass: SouthJan 1925
126. The Compass: WestJan 1925
127. The Six Senses: SightJan 1925
128. The Gas TrampJan 1925
129. The Six Senses: SmellFeb 1925
130. The Six Senses: TasteFeb 1925
131. The Six Senses: TouchFeb 1925
132. The Six Senses: HearingFeb 1925
133. The Six Senses: The "Sixth" SenseMar 1925
134. Woman's WilesMar 1925
135. The Long ArmApr 1925
136. Land PoorMay 1925
137. RevengeMay 1925
138. Dead BeetsAug 1925
139. Harvest HomeNov 1925
140. Pandora, or: the World TomorrowJan 1926
141. Craig Kennedy Gets His GirlJul 1928
142. Craig Kennedy Gets the DopeJul 1928
143. Craig Kennedy and the ModelAug 1928
144. Craig Kennedy and the GhostAug 1928
145. Blood Will TellSep 1928
146. Radiant DoomOct 1928
147. The Dead LineOct 1928
148. Craig Kennedy Splits HairsOct 1928
149. The Christmas CaseDec 1928
150. The Mystery RayFeb 1929
151. The Beauty WreckerMar 1929
152. Poisoned MusicAug 1929
153. The Crime StudentSep 1929
154. The Gigolo MysteryOct 1929
155. The Mystery of the Phantom VoiceNov 1929
156. The House of a Hundred MurdersDec 1929
157. The Mystery in the MireJan 1930
158. The Mystery of the Bulawayo DiamondJan 1930
159. The Kidnap ClubApr 1932
160. Death in the CardsMay 1932
161. The Junior League MurderJun 1932
162. Murder Under the Southern CrossJuly 1932
163. Murder Never DiesAug 1932
164. Murder in GreenSep 1932
165. Murder on the MikeDec 1932
166. Murder in the Tourist CampDec 1932
167. The Electric WarSep 1933
168. The Golden GraveOct 1933
169. The Inca DaggerJan 1934
170. Murder at NightAug 1934
171. The Death CryMay 1935

The character's name was spoofed in 1916 by Douglas Fairbanks, who played "Coke Enneday" in the cocaine comedy film and Sherlock Holmes sendup The Mystery of the Leaping Fish.

Detective Craig Kennedy was also played by Arnold Daly in the 1914 film serial The Exploits of Elaine as well as its 1915 sequel, The New Exploits of Elaine.

Herbert Rawlinson portrayed Craig Kennedy in the silent serial film The Carter Case (1919). Robert Warwick took the role in the early sound film Unmasked (1929). Jack Mulhall played Kennedy in the serial The Clutching Hand (1936) for the Weiss Brothers, who also produced the 1951 television series called Craig Kennedy, Criminologist, which was based on the same character. Donald Woods portrayed Craig Kennedy in the television series.

• List of fictional medical examiners

• Craig Kennedy, Criminologist at IMDb
• The Silent Bullet
• Gutenberg contains a selection of his works.