[NEohioPAL] LOCAL AUTHOR MICHAEL DEMPSEY'S NOVEL "NECROPOLIS" NOW ON SALE!

[Michael Dempsey]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Local playwrite/actor/director Michael Dempsey's novel, NECROPOLIS, had its
national release on Oct. 4, 2011 from Night Shade Books.  NECROPOLIS is a
hardboiled crime novel set in the near future.


SYNOPSIS:

*In a future where death is a thing of the past, how far would you go to
solve your own murder?*
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Paul Donner is a NYPD detective with a drinking problem and a marriage on
the rocks. Then he and his wife get dead–shot to death in a “random” crime.
50 years later, Donner’s back–revived by of the Shift, a process that
reanimates dead DNA.

The Shift has turned the world upside down. This new “reborn” underclass is
not only alive again, they’re growing younger. Beneath the protective
geodesic Blister, clocks run backwards, technology is hidden behind a noir
facade, and you can see Elvis every night at Radio City Music Hall.


In this retro-futurist world of maglev Studebakers and plasma tommy guns,
Donner searches for those responsible for the destruction of his life. His
quest for retribution leads him to the heart of the mystery surrounding the
Shift’s origin and up against those who would use it to control a terrified
nation.

PRAISE FOR NECROPOLIS:

"Michael Dempsey's *Necropolis *reads the way stepping over a wasted body in
the rain feels. It's a noir science fiction gut punch from a strong new
voice."

- Richard Kadrey, author of *Sandman Slim* and *Butcher Bird*

"Dempsey delivers! *Necropolis* is a new-school mix of sci fi, horror, crime
noir, and good old-fashioned sex and violence.  It's dark.  It's fun.  Just
don't go inside if you plan on getting back out alive..."

--Jeff Carlson, international bestselling author of *Plague Year *and* The
Frozen S*

“Michael Dempsey hits one out of the park on his first swing with this
hard-boiled tech noir detective story. The gritty, futuristic atmosphere
pulses through every chapter. If you liked Blade Runner, Hammett,
or Chandler, you’ll love Necropolis.”

– Derek Canyon, author of *Dead Dwarves Don't Dance* and *The Elemental
Odyssey*

"Unsettling and eerie, *Necropolis* gives us a shadowy near future where the
line between life and death has blurred and a past wickedness still echoes
in the present, begging to be avenged. Dempsey writes with great nerve and
imagination and will keep you reading long past midnight."

-David Oppegaard, author of *The Suicide Collectors* and *Wormwood, Nevada*

 "An intense, fast-paced novel built on an intriguing premise, it takes hold
of the reader in the first few pages and never lets go.  Darkly atmospheric,
Dempsey demonstrates both skill and imagination in this beautifully crafted
work."

 - Pat Whitaker, author of *Antithesis* and *Mindset*

 "Few writers can unite fascinating characters and a killer premise in one
story.  Michael Dempsey has done exactly this--and it's his debut novel."

- Vylar Kaftan

 "Like a cross between Robert Parker's Spenser novels and The Matrix,
Necropolis combines a terrifying future with the one man who has the guts,
brains, and relentlessness to bring it all crashing down."

– David Walton, Phillip K. Dick Award-winning author of *The Terminal Mind*

 “A brilliantly visualized dystopian future setting, striking characters and
astounding plot twists.”

- Bryan Talbot Writer/artist *The Adventures of Luther Arkwright *and*Grandville
*

 “Like his hero, Dempsey's reborn New York is darkly bent and twisted but
beautifully remains rooted in the past. A stunning debut.”

-Warren Hammond, author of the *KOP* series

 “Michael Dempsey's Necropolis reads like Fitzgerald's "The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button" filtered through the minds of Raymond Chandler and Philip
K. Dick.  Don't miss it.”

--Dale Bailey, author of *House of Bones* and *The Fallen*

*Sky*

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
In addition to his career as a novelist, Michael has written, acted and
directed in theater, television and film in New York, Los Angeles,
Louisville, Cleveland and other venues across the country.



As a writer, Michael wrote for network television in the 90s, most notably
CBS’s *Cybill* starring Cybill Shepherd.  He has sold and optioned
screenplays and television scripts to companies such as Christopher Lloyd’s
Tritone Productions and Carsey-Werner Productions (*The Cosby Show,
Roseanne, That 70**′**s Show*) in Los Angeles.*  *His plays have been
produced in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and regionally in theaters
such as Actors Theatre of Louisville.  A member of the Writer’s Guild of
America, Michael’s a past recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship for
playwriting.

As an actor, recent Ohio appearances include *The Seagull, 1776, *and *Fiddler
On The Roof * at the Beck Center for the Arts, *Fiddler *at Cain Park, *
Baby *at True North Cultural Arts Center (for which he received a Times
Newspaper Theatre Tribute 2010 Outstanding Performance Award) , and *Macbeth
* at The Youngstown Playhouse.  Recent local directing efforts include *Into
The Woods* at Salem Community Theatre, *Curtains* and *Macbeth* at the
Youngstown Playhouse, *I Am My Own Wife *at Oakland Center for the Arts, and
 *Jesus Christ Superstar* at the Players Guild of Canton and also at Salem
Community Theatre. This summer Michael taught theatre at Fairmount
Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Cleveland. Michael currently lives
in Ohio with his family and welcomes correspondence at demzer at yahoo.com.

Read more about Necropolis at www.necropolisthenovel.com

NECROPOLIS is available in trade paperback, audio book and Kindle e-book
format.  *Order it online Amazon.com, BN.com (Barnes and Noble), or at your
local bookseller:*

http://www.amazon.com/Necropolis-Michael-Dempsey/dp/1597803154/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314883602&sr=8-1

To interview Michael Dempsey, or for more information about NECROPOLIS,
contact publicity at nightshadebooks.com.

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