Elizabeth Jones went to Copenhagen thinking only of quiet study. then an accident brought her into the inner circle of Nobel prize-winning historian Margaret Rosenberg, and Margaret's scornful son Christian. in a foreign world of glamor and intrigue she tried her best to ignore him--but when Margaret is kidnapped by unknown men who demand an improbable ransom, Elizabeth and Christian are thrown together in a heartstopping chase to save Margaret's life--and their own...
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"Elizabeth Peter's many fans can count on her for romantic mysteries, full of action and suspense, and The Copenhagen Connection is no exception."--Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Barbara Mertz, who is Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters, holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Her first published works were nonfiction books on Egypt. Her first novel, also her first Barbara Michaels novel, was The Master of Blacktower, a mystery. Barbara Michaels writes thriller and mysteries, many with supernatural elements, including The Grey Beginning and Here I Stay.
Elizabeth Peters writes primarily mystery/suspense, most notably the Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, and Jacqueline Kirby titles. Books under the Peters name include: The Copenhagen Connection, The Jackal's Head, Die For Love, The Ape Who Guards the Balance, Trojan Gold, and Lord of the Silence.
Barbara Mertz has been President of the American Crime Writers League and a member of the Board of Governors of The American Research Center in Egypt. She has been named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Maryland.
Elizabeth Peters writes primarily mystery/suspense, most notably the Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, and Jacqueline Kirby titles. Books under the Peters name include: The Copenhagen Connection, The Jackal's Head, Die For Love, The Ape Who Guards the Balance, Trojan Gold, and Lord of the Silence.
Barbara Mertz has been President of the American Crime Writers League and a member of the Board of Governors of The American Research Center in Egypt. She has been named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Maryland.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Peter Klok
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I guess Elizabeth Peters does not think the descriptions of locale in her books have to have anything to do with the actual places.
I thought this book would be a fun gift for my American friends, but I felt I needed to read it first.
Well, as I live in Copenhagen I started wondering as soon as the main characters get off the plane at Kastrup Airport and are driven in a limo through lush green fields to the city. There are no such fields on the road through that part of Amager, the suburb where the airport is. Then they drive past all the hotels as if they lay in a row like they may have on the list the author used. If anyone really drove past all those hotels, they would be on a circuitous hotel sight seeing tour all around the city. The hotel they end up staying at is so unreal. There is no such place here.
Well, since the whole style of the novel is such a fine mess of phony sofistication anyway, I just felt disgusted after those first pages.
Maybe if you do not want anything real, you can enjoy this nonsense.
I thought this book would be a fun gift for my American friends, but I felt I needed to read it first.
Well, as I live in Copenhagen I started wondering as soon as the main characters get off the plane at Kastrup Airport and are driven in a limo through lush green fields to the city. There are no such fields on the road through that part of Amager, the suburb where the airport is. Then they drive past all the hotels as if they lay in a row like they may have on the list the author used. If anyone really drove past all those hotels, they would be on a circuitous hotel sight seeing tour all around the city. The hotel they end up staying at is so unreal. There is no such place here.
Well, since the whole style of the novel is such a fine mess of phony sofistication anyway, I just felt disgusted after those first pages.
Maybe if you do not want anything real, you can enjoy this nonsense.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By L O'connor
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Elizabeth Jones is flying to Copenhagen for a holiday, and is thrilled to meet on the plane her favourite author, Margaret Rosenberg, am edieval historian. She is less thrilled to meet Margaret's bad-tempered son Christian, but the two of them find themselves having to collaborate, reluctantly, in keeping up with Margaret in her adventures, and tracking her down when she dissapears. This is a fun mystery story, with lots of humour and lovely descriptions of Copenhagen. there is one puzzling passage though, where Margaret says to Elizabeth of the middle ages "women were for childbearing, they had no other role". If Margaret is meant to be an expert on the Middle Ages, she should know that this is quite untrue, women had many roles in the middle ages, and childbearing was only one of them. This was the last individual mystery story Elizabeth Peters wrote, at least to date, a pity as I like them much better than any of her series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Avid reader
Format:Paperback
I have been a fan of Elizabeth Peters for just over a year, but have been devouring her books quickly. This is one of my favourites. It is quite short but extremely well written with a sharp sense of humour. The main characters are enjoyable, intelligent (although they don't always act it) and endearing. It combines adventure, comedy and romance beautifully with an emphasis on the last two. The plot is also intriguing (you would never, ever guess what is going on) and the descriptions of Denmark are spot on.
If you enjoy Janet Evanovich then you would also relish this little gem. It is of a similar style but the heroine is not as manic! The fast pace of the action and the humour is much the same (key difference is that it is set in Europe). My only complaint was that I would have liked more, more!
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