"… plenty of hard-boiled tension" – Kirkus Reviews

A JOURNALIST. A RADIATION EXPERT. A LIBRARIAN.

AND A COUNTDOWN THAT BEGAN 5,000 YEARS AGO.

Mailman Hans Jensen has not shown up for work – and the postmaster calls someone who asked him to keep an eye on Hans in particular. Storm's investigation takes an alarming turn when the technicians find traces of a radioactive substance in the fingerprints from the beam cannon.

In Aarhus, Kurt is in the crypt beneath the Church of Our Lady – Denmark's oldest church interior, dating to 1060. Down here, Hanne and her people believe they have found a hidden room, and today it is to be opened.

"Conspiracies, terrorism, and a looming apocalypse unite in this breakneck thriller" – BookLife Reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Denmark's Dan Brown" – Cats, Books & Coffee

"A gripping thriller that will appeal to fans of Dan Brown, Robert Ludlum, and Tom Clancy" – Literary Titan

"An action movie in book form" – Jyllands-Posten

New to Mirrin Bank? Start with episode 1 – the countdown has already begun. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and all 40 episodes will be out before Christmas 2026.

A high-octane Nordic conspiracy thriller. Mirrin Bank is a 40-episode audio series in three seasons, based on Johan Ottosen's Danish bestselling trilogy Countdown, Angels of the Apocalypse and Antichaos. Countdown has won five international awards, including an IPPY Silver Medal, Global Book Awards Silver and Bronze, and a Gold Medal from The International Review of Books. This is season one, Countdown, episode 5 of 13. Human-written by Johan Ottosen. Narrated by Liam Kessler. Free GPS locations for every scene at johanottosen.com.

This is a work of fiction. Although inspired by real events, all names, characters, businesses, places and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental.