Necropolis (Copper novel)

Necropolis

Dust-jacket illustration by Stephen E. Fabian for Necropolis
Author	Basil Copper
Illustrator	Stephen E. Fabian
Language	English
Genre	Gothic novel, Mystery novel
Publisher	Arkham House
Publication date	1980
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	xii, 352 pp
ISBN	0-87054-088-2
OCLC	5353095
Dewey Decimal	823/.9/14
LC Class	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.

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.

Valancourt Books

• In 2013 Valancourt Books reissued Necropolis with Stephen E. Fabian's illustrations and a new introduction by Stephen Jones.

Others

• London: Sphere, 1981.

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. p. 53.
• Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 147. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
• Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 127. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.