Audiobook Review: The Copenhagen Connection by Elizabeth Peters

The Copenhagen Connection
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Narrator: Grace Conlin
Publication: Blackstone Audio (August 23, 2006)
Length: 6 hours and 47 minutes (384 p.)

Description: A strange twist of fate brings Elizabeth Jones face to face with her idol, the brilliant, eccentric historian Margaret Rosenberg, at the Copenhagen Airport. An even stranger accident makes Elizabeth the esteemed scholar's new private assistant. But luck can go from good to bad in an instant -- and less than twenty-four hours later, the great lady is kidnapped by persons unknown. Suddenly desperate in a foreign land, Elizabeth must cast her lot with Rosenberg's handsome, insufferable son Christian in hopes of finding her vanished benefactor. On a trail that leads from modern wonders to ancient mystery, a determined young woman and an arrogant "prince" must uncover shocking secrets carefully guarded in the beautiful Danish city. And they must survive a mysterious affair that is turning darker and deadlier by the hour.

My Thoughts: Elizabeth Jones who works as an assistant at a publishing company in New York has saved up for a couple of years to take her dream trip to Denmark. She really wants to see the Little Mermaid statue and has pored over all the guidebooks to plan her trip. Her trip doesn't start out very well since her seatmate is determined to tell her all about her family's medical issues in great detail. When Elizabeth escapes to the restroom, she discovers that her literary idol Margaret Rosenberg is on the same flight. 

She makes an embarrassing approach which winds up with her spilling coffee into Rosenberg's son Christian's lap and slinks back to her seat. However, they are destined to meet again at the baggage claim when she witnesses an accident which happens to Rosenberg's secretary. Both to spend more time with her idol and because her boss who is Rosenberg's publisher would like it, she volunteers to fill in for the secretary who has a broken arm.

Being in close proximity to Margaret lets her see all of Margaret's eccentricities and makes her understand why Christian might be such an uptight sort of man. He recruits her to help ride herd on Margaret. However, she barely gets started in the job when Margaret disappears from the hotel suite. 

Elizabeth and Christian begin a hunt all over Denmark to try to find his missing mother. Who hasn't been kidnapped but has taken off on her own for reasons she hasn't shared with her son. There are villains who want to find Margaret and get something she has. Elizabeth and Christian keep running into them in their pursuit of Margaret.

The story is packed with action. I did feel that the romance between Elizabeth and Christian was a little too insta-love to be believable though. Going from sniping at each other to love seemed awfully fast. The characters were otherwise interesting and well-rounded. 

Grace Conlin did the narration. She wasn't the best at the male voices and sometimes I was confused about whether Elizabeth or Christian was doing the talking. She did a great job with the pacing and the suspense though. 

I got this one from Audible Plus. You can buy your copy here.