Banyan Court, Tower Hamlets, London is one residential building you might not want to live in. Not ever.

Thirteen guests are each sent an invitation to dinner with the infamous Tobais Fells a wealthy businessman (and all round unsavory character), the building owner and tenant in the penthouse of Banyan Court. 

They all accept. But before they get to the dinner party you must hear their haunting stories...one by one. 

It is essentially twelve short stories that then tie together for the thirteenth and final chapter.
This was my first horror novel and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the dark creepy nature of the book, it was atmospheric and Sims certainly knows how to create incredible dark tension.  I also enjoyed the climatic end of the Thirteenth Story.

I would recommend this to fans of thrillers who want to try something a little different, I am also suggesting anyone who is possibly not a fan of audio books. Why? Because it is narrated by a full cast of thirteen different actors that brings a fresh perspective, builds tension and brings each character to life adding another layer of depth to the ghostly stories. In addition, the sound effects helped to build on the eerie creepy tension. I also enjoyed the music interludes as the audio moved from one chapter to the next and subtly suggesting its connection to the overall plot and final climactic Thirteenth Story in the book.  

Together with the narration the sound effects brought this story together and to life beautifully. I was questioning continually are they each sane or insane or is this the paranormal at work or not? There were clearly some stories I enjoyed better than others overall the whole book came together really well through the narration and Sim’s clever plot. 

I thought it was a brilliant setting for the book, a thirteen story residential apartment building, with two sides: apartments for the rich and affordable housing on the other for the poor residents and of course the metaphorical spin of the real world and supernatural world haunting the said building. Very clever Sims! I really like the book cover too which was one of the aspects that attracted me to the book. 

Bravo, it was a brilliant debut!

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher Orion Publishing Group for a copy of this audio book  in exchange for an honest review.