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  • Published: 22 May 2013
  • ISBN: 9780141910598
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

The Bunker Diary




Room meets Lord of the Flies, The Bunker Diary is Kevin Brooks's pulse-pounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true - and how will you survive?

WINNER OF THE 2014 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL.

I can't believe I fell for it.
It was still dark when I woke up this morning.
As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was.

A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete.
There are six little rooms along the main corridor.

There are no windows. No doors. The lift is the only way in or out.
What's he going to do to me?
What am I going to do?

If I'm right, the lift will come down in five minutes.
It did. Only this time it wasn't empty . . .

  • Published: 22 May 2013
  • ISBN: 9780141910598
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the author

Kevin Brooks

Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter and studied in Birmingham and London. He had a varied working life, with jobs in a crematorium, a zoo, a garage and a post office, before - happily - giving it all up to write books. Kevin is the author of Being, Black Rabbit Summer and Killing God for Puffin. He now lives in North Yorkshire.

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Praise for The Bunker Diary

A compulsive, atmospheric mystery

Sunday Times

A masterly writer

Mail on Sunday

Hugely readable . . . confoundedly gripping

The Independent on Sunday

[Kevin Brooks'] pacey plots . . . have made him a cult among teens. This, though, is the big one. It should be read by everyone.

Amanda Craig, The Times