Looking for a unique fantasy/mystery? Look no further, Necropolis PD is fun, fast paced, and decidedly different.  Jacob Green was your average college student, but the one time he tried to be a hero, he ended up stuck in the City of the Dead - the only living person there.  He doesn’t have high hopes for the future, until he’s drafted into Necropolis PD. He isn’t trusted, half the staff want to eat him, and now he has to help discover who is managing to kill the already dead.  With plenty of action, magic, strange characters, and more than a touch of humor, Necropolis PD makes for an entertaining read.


5 / 5


I received a copy of Necropolis PD from the publisher and Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.


— Crittermom

For a first (published) book, Necropolis PD is pretty good. Interesting world and characters, but they needed more fleshing out.

The author uses writing elements I really don't like. 1st person, starts at a later point in the story then goes back to fill in the reader here and there. Also, one character tells another about previous events in a similar manner (bits and pieces).

Glad I made it past the first few chapters because I found the world the author was introducing me to ultimately so interesting. Definitely interested in reading a second book if it becomes a series.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

So this is another book that I am adding to my did not finish list. I could not connect with the main character at all and gave up after a few chapters. The premise of the books sounded great but it just didn't work for me.

Do you ever wonder what the afterlife is like? Well this book can give you a little hint of what may be to come. Inside however, isn't the afterlife you would expect. This one is in a realm of everything that's been forgotten, filled with the undead, the vampires, ghosts, and maybe even demons. But what would happen if a living person were thrust into this world and expected to continue on living? You'll just have to check out this book to find out.

Following a man named Jacob Greene in the first person viewpoint, he can't get the memory of a dead body pinning him to the ground out of his head. It all started three months ago in a series of events that you wouldn't usually think of leading up to what it does. After hitting the snooze button, he was hit with an unexpected wave of traffic, and in a crazy twist of events ended up taking a shortcut right to a motor vehicle accident. After that, his life was changed forever.

You can't change the past, and alcohol definitely doesn't help that. After being hunted down, he finds out that the man following him isn't trying to hurt him, but actually has a job offer for him. Turns out, he's the newest member of the Necropolis Police Department, and they need him to help them solve a murder in a city of dead people, where they're not supposed to be able to die. There, he meets a floating green girl named Elizabeth Greystone, or more simply known as Ms. Greystone. Before he knows what's happening, he's given a gun and a badge and sent on his way.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I began this book, but I knew it was going to be something I liked. Lately I've become a big fan of these interesting supernatural police mysteries, when I read the description I just had to check it out. I love how real and gritty Jacob is, he really reacts to things like any of us would, but he definitely makes the best of it and kind of rolls with the punches. I really appreciated that about him, and that's why I think he's my favourite character. The world that he's pushed into is so interesting and unique, I was hoping for an exciting cliff hanger, but I think that it wrapped up really nicely. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this.

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OK, I admit that zombies…er, uh, revenants as they like to be called, aren’t exactly my favorite lead characters in a book. However, the plot really intrigued me so I took a chance and read this. I found it to be a good solid book after the somewhat slow beginning. The book was written well, the plot was different, and the pace was quick after the beginning. I do wish that Jake’s introduction to the world wasn’t as violent as it was because I think we are meant to like Marsh, Jake’s partner in the PD (vague on purpose; no spoilers). The beginning actions didn’t endear me to Marsh. One other thing I did find a little frustrating was how the other detectives treated Jake. Even after he had proven himself, they tended to immediately go back to making fun of him if he made the tiniest mistake. He deserved better, and it didn’t make me like the others any better, either. Other than that, I quite enjoyed this unique book and hope there will be more. I recommend this book. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.

Necropolis PD by Nathan Sumsion. I had a hard time getting going with this book, and even then it dragged on for me. I'm sorry just not the right book for me.

I'm always up for a read that's a little "outside the box" or bonkers as I like to call them. This book was recommended to me by a book buddie as something I might find interesting and, as usual, she was spot on as, once I got my head round a few things, I whizzed through it at a bit of a rate!
Jacob Green has found his way into somewhere usually hidden from the living. The residents of the city of Meridian are dead. Sort of living dead, but not zombies, and ghosts mainly and, after being thoroughly interrogated as to how he found the entrance, the powers that be have decided that the best place for him to while away his days is as a member of the Necropolis PD. It turns out to be a bit of a baptism by fire as it turns out as someone appears to be killing the dead. Yes, I refer you to my aforementioned "bonkers" categorisation of this book! It soon transpires that Jake has a very interesting talent which he puts to very good use as, together with his overseer, Jake tries to get to the bottom of this most heinous crime spree.
Rather than hitting the ground running, this book has a bit of a slow build up. More to set the scene and explain the world in which Jake finds himself. There's a lot of key information imparted early doors, most of which has to be sat with for a while before it becomes more pertinent later on. But, when it does all start to come together - rather shockingly as it turns out - it does all make mostly credible sense, Well, credible within the world created anyway!
Slow build up aside, the book was perfectly paced with the way that certain information was delivered at just the right moments to build up both suspense and intrigue along the way.
Characterisation was, shall we just say, interesting. You'll get what I mean when you read the book as there isn't too much detail I can put here without potential spoilers but we do have a very eclectic mix of some very bizarre characters that Jake, along with the reader, has to get his head round! But it works, it really does - well, at the end of the day when all is finally revealed. You do have to suspend belief along the way a bit but it does all come good when the truth comes out!
I'm going to take a bit of a punt here and suggest that maybe this is the start of a series of books set in this world. There is too much attention to detail in the way the world is created for it not to be - surely!? It definitely felt more like a series opener rather than a pure stand-alone to me anyway and that concept does rather excite me!
All in all, a good solid read that stretched my imagination but left me satisfied at the end. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

This is a slooooow story about a living man who stumbles into a secret world of the dead and ends up going to work as a detective for them. His first assignment is to figure out who committed the first murder of one of the dead - who really killed him, once and for all. This has never happened before and the dead figure their one living resident is the perfect detective for the job.

This should appeal to fans of OFFICER DOWN and R.I.P.D.

I thought this book was great, it kept me interested all the way, and I liked the fact that it was a much darker urban Fantasy than the usual ones I read, it made a change to read a some what creepy and scary urban fantasy, I almost wasn't sure if it slotted into that category,there were certainly no cute little fairies in this book.I thought it was really imaginative and very original.the main character was great and I wanted him to be ok, and the idea of being alive in a world of the dead doesn't bare thinking about,whatever category it slots into its a very good read with some brilliant characters and a writer with heaps of imagination,and a great story to tell.I loved it and want to read more by this great new author.Thanks to the Publishers and netgalley for an ARC.

I liked this book, it's enjoyable and entertaining.
It starts slow but it gets interesting and it keeps you hooked till the end.
I loved the style of writing, the plot and how the cast of characters was written. The main character was a bit unconventional but likable.
I hope to read other books by this author as this book was really good.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, all opinions are mine

I found the beginning of Necropolis PD wordy and it started a little slow for my taste. I wish it had gotten to the meat of the story sooner. Once it did, I really enjoyed the mystery. I found myself invested in the characters and rooting for Jake. Necropolis PD is filled Ghosts, vampires, the undead, and a few other beings that exist just beyond our world. Jake takes an unlucky turn while chasing someone who stole a purse. In the process, he finds a hidden door to the world of the undead. Doing the right thing didn’t end well for Jacob and now his ability to spot a lie is the only skill keeping him alive. Nathan Sumsion’s writing is very polished and made for an easy read. This being his debut novel, I was impressed with the cast of characters, the plot, and his ability to create a protagonist who isn’t the brightest bulb, but in the end, I found very likable. If Necropolis PD is an indicator of Nathan’s writing skills, I believe he will be an author to keep an eye on in the future.