Audiobook Review: The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters

The Camelot Caper
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Narrator: Grace Conlin
Publication: Blackstone Audio (November 10, 2004)
Length: 6 houors and 46 minutes

Description: For Jessica Tregarth, an unexpected invitation to visit her grandfather in England is a wonderful surprise—an opportunity to open doors to a family past that has always been closed to her. But sinister acts greet her arrival. A stranger tries to steal her luggage and later accosts her in Salisbury Cathedral. Mysterious villains pursue her through Cornwall, their motives and intentions unknown. Jessica's only clue is an antique heirloom she possesses, an ancient ring that bears the Tregarth family crest. And her only ally is handsome gothic novelist David Randall—her self-proclaimed protector—who appears from seemingly out of nowhere to help her in her desperate attempt to solve a five-hundred-year-old puzzle. For something from out of the cloudy mists of Arthurian lore has come back to plague a frightened American abroad. And a remarkable truth about a fabled king and a medieval treasure could ultimately make Jess Tregarth very rich . . . or very dead.

My Thoughts: Elizabeth Peters has lots of fun with romantic suspense tropes in THE CAMELOT CAPER. 

Jessica Tregarth has been invited to visit her grandfather in Cornwall. Since he and her father were estranged, she's never met him. She's excited to be traveling in Britain and really wants to see all the typical tourist attractions. 

However, things don't go well for her. Someone tries to steal her luggage when she arrives, and she keeps seeing the same strangers following her. She believes they want the ugly heirloom that her grandfather asked her to bring with her when she visits him. 

She makes her escape on a bus where the friendly passengers and driver helps her get away from the villains. However, they leave her in a small village and the young man who is supposed to drive her to London isn't there. Instead she meets David Randall who thinks she is part of an elaborate prank set up by his friends. 

He does agree to take her to London even though he doesn't believe her story. That is, he doesn't believe it until her pursuers attack him. Then he's all in and the two find their way to Cornwall where they discover a complicated plot having to do with King Arthur.

The plot elements sound like the plot of a good Gothic novel which is handy since David writes them. It also features a classic case of insta-love and some nicely witty dialog. 

It was a fun story to revisit many years after I read it for the first time. Grace Conlin does an excellent job with the narration.

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