Necropolis (novel)

Necropolis (novel)

Infobox Book
name = Necropolis
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = Dust-jacket illustration by Stephen E. Fabian for "Necropolis"
author = Basil Copper
illustrator = Stephen E. Fabian
cover_artist = Stephen E. Fabian
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Gothic novel, Mystery novel
publisher = Arkham House
release_date = 1980
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = xii, 352 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-87054-088-2
preceded_by =
followed_by =

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

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

*London: Sphere, 1981.

References

*cite book | last=Jaffery | first=Sheldon | authorlink=Sheldon Jaffery | title=The Arkham House Companion | location=Mercer Island, WA | publisher=Starmont House, Inc.| pages=124-125| date=1989 | id=ISBN 1-55742-005-X
*cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker | coauthors=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=53 | date=1998
*cite book | last=Joshi | first=S.T. | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=147 | date=1999 | id=ISBN 0-87054-176-5
*cite book | last=Nielsen | first=Leon | title=Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide | location=Jefferson, NC and London | publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.| pages=127 | date=2004 | id=ISBN 0-7864-1785-4


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