AWARD WINNER – Global Book Awards 2025, Silver and Bronze

A JOURNALIST. A RADIATION EXPERT. A LIBRARIAN.

AND A COUNTDOWN THAT BEGAN 5,000 YEARS AGO.

The rune expert Mejlhede is beside himself. The find beneath the church could fundamentally change Danish history. But isn't that Frimand's driver sitting over at the bar? Or is it just someone who looks like him?

In Copenhagen, the police are hunting the killer. He slips away again and again – and in the end, the chase continues down on the metro tracks, with trains in the tunnel.

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

"This Scandinavian caper offers plenty of hard-boiled tension" – Kirkus Reviews

"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 7 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.