The entire planet is paralysed by a deadly shroud of darkness.

Only those trapped in the secret bunker can save it.

But they are not alone.

A hidden enemy is battling for control of the Earth, and he's ready to sell it to the highest bidder.

He harbours a deep grudge against the government leaders who cast him aside with barely a second thought.

Now it's time for revenge ... and the whole world is going to pay.

As Dan Tracy continues his terrifying journey through the deep tunnels of the secret bunker, he gets help from an unexpected source.

Only they were supposed to be dead ...

What readers are saying about The Secret Bunker

The Secret Bunker set a quick pace towards a culmination of events with a meeting of all the main characters and left me gripped along the way. It's not often I pre order the next book but I did in this case, there's no way I'm missing what happens next.

... Paul manages to provide an authentic teenage voice for his prime character all the way through. Looking forward to seeing what comes in the second of the trilogy which I've already pre-ordered, need I say more?

Really enjoyed this adventure seen through the eyes of the teenage lead character - his voice was so true and compelling. I'm looking forward to reading the others and would rather like to go and visit the real bunker!

I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down, I can't wait to see what happens next in book two! 5 Stars, I really enjoyed it!

... the action is intense and lots of twists and turns abound until the last page is turned ... The characters are well defined, plot is fantastic and the ending leaves us waiting for the next part ... Most highly recommended. 

[Note: This book has a cliffhanger ending]

The Secret Bunker: The Four Quadrants is the second in a trilogy of books by author Paul Teague.

The Secret Bunker: Darkness Falls is the first book in the series and available on Amazon via Createspace and Kindle.

Author Q&A

What gave you the idea for The Secret Bunker Trilogy?

We'd been on a trip to Anstruther in Fife, UK and needed a rainy day activity for the kids.

Among the leaflets in our holiday cottage was one advertising Scotland's Secret Bunker.

It was built to help safeguard Scotland during the Cold War in the event of a nuclear attack.

The Secret Bunker lies 100 feet underground and is the size of two football pitches.

It's an amazing place and we had a great visit, though the story idea didn't follow for some time afterwards.

You can see Scotland's Secret Bunker for yourself at secretbunker.co.uk

What made you start writing the trilogy?

I'd spotted a writing competition online which was being run by Chicken House Publishing.

My wife, my sister and one of my children had expressed an interest in writing, so I passed the competition to them.

It only needed 5000 words to get started, so I guess this must have started percolating in my head.

I woke up one morning with a very dramatic opening to a story.

It was an image of somebody getting trapped in the bunker while their loved ones were running towards them.

The huge bunker doors slammed shut, separating them, and I began to wonder what might have caused that to happen.

I jumped out of bed and wrote the beginning of the story.

It was much easier than I thought it would be to write a series of three books, I really enjoyed ramping up the level of jeopardy in each one.