The thirteenth and final story brings all the assembled players together as the chosen of Banyan Court arrive for the fateful dinner party that saw Tobias Fell murdered in bloody fashion.Įven though there were guests at the party, people who should have been eye-witnesses to the murder, no-one saw anything, no-one admits to knowing what happened and there is no knowledge about Fell’s brutal demise. Each of the first twelve stories focuses on an individual person and their experiences within Banyan Court and ends with that person receiving an invitation to a dinner party that is being hosted by Tobias Fell the reclusive billionaire and architect who designed Banyan Court and who, hidden away from the prying eyes of the world and unseen by the public in years lives in the penthouse. Thirteen Storeys features thirteen stories from people who all either live or work in Banyan Court, a thirteen storey high-rise apartment block and residential development in London. I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review. His death has remained one of the biggest unsolved mysteries – until now.

Whether privileged or deprived, they share only one thing in common – they’ve all experienced a shocking disturbance within the building’s walls.īy the end of the night, their host is dead, and none of the guests will say what happened. None of them know why they were selected to receive his invitation. All the guests are strangers – even to their host, the billionaire owner of the building A dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development.

Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims