Countdown – Episode 5: Mirrin Bank, Season One

A High-Octane Nordic Conspiracy Thriller.

Based on Countdown, winner of five international awards.

Copenhagen, in the days before Christmas. A letter from beyond the grave sends journalist Kurt Østergaard after the secret his stepfather never told him. Beneath a medieval church in Aarhus, a stone carved with Norse runes and Mayan glyphs is counting down. And somewhere in the city, someone is preparing for Friday – the day the Queen celebrates her Jubilee.

EPISODE 5

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.

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.

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.

© 2026 Forkbeard Publishing (Lydbog): 9788785624048

Oversættere: Sinéad Quirke Køngerskov

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 15. oktober 2026