Necropolis (1980 novel)

Necropolis (1980 novel)
For other uses, see Necropolis (disambiguation).
Necropolis  
Necropolis.jpg
Dust-jacket illustration by Stephen E. Fabian for Necropolis
Author(s) Basil Copper
Illustrator Stephen E. Fabian
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Gothic novel, Mystery novel
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date 1980
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages xii, 352 pp
ISBN 0-87054-088-2
OCLC Number 5353095
Dewey Decimal 823/.9/14
LC Classification PZ4.C7857 Ne 1980 PR6053.O658

Necropolis is a Gothic novel by author Basil Copper. It was published by Arkham House in 1980 in an edition of 4,050 copies. It was Copper's third book published by Arkham House.

Contents

Plot summary

The novel is set in Victorian England. Clyde Beatty, a private investigator, is hired by Angela Meredith to investigate her father's death. His investigations lead him to a nursing home in Surrey, directed by the sinister Dr. Horace Couchman. After an autopsy reveals the murder of Miss Meredith's father, Dr. Couchman flees to London leading Beatty eventually to the eerie Brockwood Cemetery and a criminal conspiracy involving millions of pounds worth of gold bullion.

Reprints

Arkham House

  • Second Printing, 1981 - 1,539 copies.

Others

References

  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc.. pp. 124–125. ISBN 1-55742-005-X. 
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. pp. 53. 
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. 147. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 127. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4. 

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