The Camelot Caper

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Grace Conlin

Jessica Tregarth goes to England to visit her grandfather; an invitation that surprises and pleases her. The only link she has with her dead father's family is an antique ring he brought with him to America. This will be a chance to learn more about who she is; it will be fun.

She's barely off the boat before the chase begins and Jess finds herself playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse through Cornwall, helped by David Randall, the ingenious author of a series of paperback gothic novels. But even Randall's cleverness may not be enough: the couple doesn't know what the pursuers want...and it is not the obvious.

©1969 Elizabeth Peters (P)1995 Blackstone Audiobooks

Nice, non-gory mystery

I enjoyed the mischievousness of this story but it became a bit absurd. I appreciated the ending.

Accent/ pronunciation

You're killing me with mispronounced words. 'Quay' is pronounced 'key'. 'Monmouth' is pronounced 'Monmuth'. There were others but these two stick with me.

A Fun Romp

This is a pleasant little rom-com-mystery, with a nice tour of the English countryside as the main characters alternately flee from and chase the bad guys.
BUT. The narration is almost painful. Conlin's phrasing is awkward; she often sounds unrehearsed, and her English accent and individual character voices are lamentable. I almost gave up halfway through but wanted to find out what happened.
Do yourself a favor and read the print version of this one at the beach.

Quirky fun for the genre and for being written in

Its the colorful characters that sell it. Such as when Jessica is on a bus, going somewhere in order to get away from her pursuers. The English villagers rally 'round to help her out, even connecting her with a nephew who can drive her back to London (and become the eventual love interest.)

This is very loosely tied to the Vicky Bliss series, as Cousin John is who becomes John "Smythe."

great story

as always elizabeth peters kills it , and the story is a delight. not my favorite narrator, Barbra Rosenblat would have been better, but still good.