Countdown, Johan Ottosen
Countdown, Johan Ottosen
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Countdown
An Award‑Winning, High‑Octane Nordic Conspiracy Thriller

Author: Johan Ottosen

Series: The Mirrin Bank trilogy #1

Narrator: Jeffrey Machado

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2025


Synopsis

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Dan Brown on steroids…”
Countdown is an award‑winning, high‑octane Nordic conspiracy thriller about three lives caught in a race against a thousand‑year‑old secret.A journalist, a radiation expert, and a librarian are running out of time. If they fail, millions will die when the countdown reaches zero.
Kurt Østergaard never got to say goodbye. The man who raised him died protecting a secret — and now it’s hunting Kurt.
Søren Storm should be home with his pregnant girlfriend, arguing about baby names. Instead, he’s hunting a killer who leaves radioactive fingerprints and bodies burned beyond recognition.
Birgitte Holm grew up believing her father was a hero. Until she finds the photograph that proves he was lying. Now she’s asking questions powerful people will kill to keep buried.
Beneath Denmark’s oldest church, archaeologists unseal a chamber hidden for a thousand years. Inside: a stone that has been counting down for centuries. The inscriptions speak of Ragnarök — and the end of the modern world.
THREE LIVES. ONE CONSPIRACY. A CLOCK THAT CANNOT BE STOPPED.
Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, and Stieg Larsson.
AWARD‑WINNING INTERNATIONAL THRILLERSilver Medal – Global Book Awards (Thriller: Historical & Conspiracy) IPPY Award Winner – Best Foreign Ebook Maincrest Media Book Award – Thriller
EDITORIAL REVIEWS“This Scandinavian caper offers plenty of hard‑boiled tension.” — Kirkus Reviews“Conspiracies, terrorism, and a looming apocalypse unite in this breakneck thriller.” — Publishers Weekly, BookLife ReviewsⓅ 2025

Reviews

Goodreads review by Molly on January 02, 2023

This was a slow start for me. I considered abandoning it more than once, but the last half picked up and the final quarter was hard to put down.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on May 13, 2023

The descriptive tagline on this book’s cover – “Countdown” – proclaims “She has five days to save the world.” This promo, along with James Patterson’s name is supposed to let you now that this thriller promises to grab your attention. Like last year’s “Blowback”, James and his writing partner for th......more

Goodreads review by Cris on April 18, 2023

This is a very soft 4 due to the ending! This is the second book in the series. Amy is sent overseas to assist her MI6 counterparts but when the op doesn’t go as planned she is blacklisted. Left to swing in the wing.......more

Goodreads review by Ray on March 25, 2023

It is no secret that the writing and publishing machine that is James Patterson often includes his combining efforts with other writers. This is the case with his latest release entitled COUNTDOWN, which was co-authored by Brendan DuBois. Though I was familiar with the name, I had not personally rea......more