Necropolis

by Geoff Spedding

'Necropolis' is mostly about a small medieval town, Monte Caprabianca, perched on a rocky outcrop in the volcanic hills to the north of Rome, Italy.The village has two special in the nearby Etruscan Necropolis, archaeologist Maria Pozzi is convinced there is a lost underground tomb. The other is a big white billy.goat which has, for millennia, appeared as a warning when the community has been under threat. Peter Wood, a retired journalist and Professoressa Pozzi's partner investigates the manifestations. As the work in the Necropolis continues, organised groups of tomb robbers become involved and there are threats and shootings which add to the intrigue of the Necropolis. Tomb seekers and tomb raiders come into conflict as the stories of the lost tomb and the mysterious goat become intertwined.

315 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2018

About the author

Geoff Spedding is a New Zealand-born writer who lives in Rome, Italy. His captivation by the great valley of Umbria had led to this novel which is a tribute to this part of Italy. He has lived in New Zealand, canada and Australia as well as Italy. He is the author of "Seeking Residenza", a portrait of the difficulties he encountered with Italian bureaucracy; "Some Special People", a collection of about 600 biographies of people interred in the Cimitero Acattolico (Protestant Cemetery) in Rome; "Ulf", a mystery novel set in the Victorian hillcountry in Australia and is currently occupied in writing "Ash", a sequel to "Ulf". In what he describes as his 'previous life', he has, among other things, been a teacher, broadcaster, journalist, actor, labourer, house builder, truck driver, photographer, timber worker, clergyman, police chaplain and is currently busily employed at being retired.