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.
.jpg) 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 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.C7857 Ne 1980 PR6053.O658 |
Plot summary
editThe 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
editArkham House
edit- Second Printing, 1981 – 1,539 copies.
Valancourt Books
edit- In 2013 Valancourt Books reissued Necropolis with Stephen E. Fabian's illustrations and a new introduction by Stephen Jones.
Others
edit- London: Sphere, 1981.
References
edit- 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.
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