But finally, dear reader we’re going to find out. It’s a strange tale ending a strange man’s life but no one knows what really happened. We are told at the start that its owner the mysterious billionaire Tobias Fell died horribly after a party with thirteen guests for which no one has been punished. Our story is set in Banyan Court in Whitechapel, London a strange mix of living accommodation for the ultra-wealthy and the poorest paid.
Jonathan Sims explores our modern fears and what this tells us about life in the twenty first century in the brilliant Thirteen Storeys a thrilling interlinked yet tale of horror that really understands why life now can be so horrifying even without the supernatural. Fear may not really make companions of us all. Any community is a strange group of social statuses all alongside one another and potentially working against each other on purpose or not. And that may possibly explain why some groups of society will never care for others. Our lives and backgrounds influence our fears. What scares you? Its probably different to what scares me.
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 Price –£16.99 Hardback £8.99 Kindle eBookĪ dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development. I would like to thank Gollancz for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review
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