''Necropolis'' is a Gothic novel by author

Basil Copper Basil Frederick Albert Copper (5 February 1924 – 3 April 2013) was an English writer and former journalist and newspaper editor. Mike Ashley, "Basil Copper", in David Pringle, ed., ''St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers.''(London: ...

. It was published by

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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 Valancourt Books is an independent American publishing house founded by James Jenkins and Ryan Cagle in 2005. The company specializes in "the rediscovery of rare, neglected, and out-of-print fiction," in particular gay titles and Gothic and ho ...

reissued ''Necropolis'' with Stephen E. Fabian's illustrations and a new introduction by Stephen Jones.

Others

*London:

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, 1981.

References

* * * * 1980 American novels British Gothic novels British mystery novels Novels set in London Novels set in Surrey Arkham House books {{1980s-gothic-novel-stub