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Nea Fox #3
The Fourth Aspect
Shortly after her eighteenth birthday, Clare Bennett disappears without a trace. Her boyfriend Ben is trying everything to find her, but there are indications that Clare might not even want to be found. In desperation, Ben turns to private detective Nea Fox, who sets off to track down Ben’s girlfriend and soon realizes that she is not the only one looking for the young woman. Shortly before her disappearance, Clare was investigating mysterious symbols on London’s streets and squares, but when Nea finally discovers the meaning of the blood red marks, she faces an even greater mystery. The last days of October are wrapped in fog, the nights are getting longer and the days colder. Something evil is out on the streets of the capital …
- GenresLesbian
282 pages, Paperback
First published January 30, 2009
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Amelia Ellis
5 books8 followersAmelia Ellis was born in 1977 in Hamburg to a German mother and a British father. Since 2001, she has been living and working in London as a freelance photographer and author.
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July 15, 2021
Only have a sec, beach volley ball game I'm all in in front of my parents beach house in so Cal. Ms. Ellis again has written a nail biter, filled with shadows, illusions and and cracked mirror images of unique, fierce and tough gay female and one reviewer loved the gay female aspect of a take no prisoners gay goddess, that I have grown to love. I always mention I have no credentials to review books but I know what I like and Ms. Ellis has entertained me through these summer months with her riveting amazing crafted novels and the remarkable characters she has created. I won't give away the plot but it grabbed me from 1st page to last just an amazing novel. My girl friend read it also, and was stoked by the novel as I was. Please keep writing Ms. Ellis, we are huge fans Best Dr. Amanda.
July 22, 2020
On the first page of this, the third novel in the Nea Fox series, Nea’s bodyguard boyfriend Scott breaks up with her mysteriously. This is good news for lesbian readers, who really don’t want him in the picture anyway. And although we never really do find out why he backs away, the two remain friends and sometimes colleagues. But without Scott, Nea is free to explore her true sexuality, and this she does, eventually figuring out that being with a woman is much more intense than with a man. Her ruminations about love, friendship, family, and loneliness permeate the book. It should be mentioned here, too, that the sex scenes in the book are much more descriptive and in-depth.
The mystery involves a search for a missing 18-year-old girl, which brings our sleuth into contact with a coven of witches. Two covens, as it turns out. Nea’s best friends—Hope and Marlee—are moving in together and having a kind of celebration with a trio of Marlee’s American friends. One of these, oh-oh, is Marlee’s ex; another catches Nea’s fancy and they begin dating, despite the fact that Nea’s new lover will only be in London for a week.
Even though Nea saves the day in the end without much at-the-nick-of-time help from Harry—a friend and colleague in the detective business—or Scott, much of the fascinating puzzle is in fact solved by Harry. The climax of the book, which comes on almost the very last pages, involves an ancient Scottish castle, poisoned knives, witches’ spells, and even a remotely controlled trap door into a seemingly escape-proof dungeon.
Truthfully, although Ellis is great at disguising some of her ploys, I have trouble suspending my disbelief about a lot of this. And there are a number of paranormal elements that either not explained enough, not explained in time, or not explained at all. This is okay in a paranormal thriller, not in a mystery. It also repeats some of the themes and dangers of the earlier books, especially those surrounding cults and ancient rituals.
All in all, The Fourth Aspect, with its flaws, is still better and more exciting than most mysteries. I don’t really want to give it much higher than a 4, though, so I won’t.
Final Rating: 4.0
Another Note: This review is included in my book The Art of the Lesbian Mystery Novel, along with information on over 930 other lesbian mysteries by over 310 authors.
The mystery involves a search for a missing 18-year-old girl, which brings our sleuth into contact with a coven of witches. Two covens, as it turns out. Nea’s best friends—Hope and Marlee—are moving in together and having a kind of celebration with a trio of Marlee’s American friends. One of these, oh-oh, is Marlee’s ex; another catches Nea’s fancy and they begin dating, despite the fact that Nea’s new lover will only be in London for a week.
Even though Nea saves the day in the end without much at-the-nick-of-time help from Harry—a friend and colleague in the detective business—or Scott, much of the fascinating puzzle is in fact solved by Harry. The climax of the book, which comes on almost the very last pages, involves an ancient Scottish castle, poisoned knives, witches’ spells, and even a remotely controlled trap door into a seemingly escape-proof dungeon.
Truthfully, although Ellis is great at disguising some of her ploys, I have trouble suspending my disbelief about a lot of this. And there are a number of paranormal elements that either not explained enough, not explained in time, or not explained at all. This is okay in a paranormal thriller, not in a mystery. It also repeats some of the themes and dangers of the earlier books, especially those surrounding cults and ancient rituals.
All in all, The Fourth Aspect, with its flaws, is still better and more exciting than most mysteries. I don’t really want to give it much higher than a 4, though, so I won’t.
Final Rating: 4.0
Another Note: This review is included in my book The Art of the Lesbian Mystery Novel, along with information on over 930 other lesbian mysteries by over 310 authors.
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December 21, 2018Synopsis: young Clare Bennett disappears without a trace and her desperate boyfriend turns to PI Fox.
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