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Last Jew in Prague



Historical, Crime and Mystery Single-voiced Serial Audio Book


Synopsis:

A homeless man recalls how the Nazis gave his grandfather the choice of death or helping them find who murdered 3 SS men in Prague and how his connection to this so upended his life. Blending historical fiction, mystery, and magic realism, Last Jew in Prague is a novel about lifting yourself up when all you want to do is keep falling. But it's more than just a novel. I was once a successful urban professional. I also worked in Prague for years, where I became immersed in the history, culture, and language of the people there. In recent years, though, I’ve struggled with homelessness. This story has helped inspire me forward, and I hope you find it just as inspiring.


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Continuity: Serial

Voices: Single

Genres: Historical, Crime and Mystery

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Preface

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:05:00 +0000

The preface of the novel. A novel that you can also read by downloading the free eBook at https://colinjcohen.github.io.

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Chapter One: A Pair of Nights

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Hermann receives an unexpected guest at Theresienstadt concentration camp.

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Chapter Two: When a Predator Becomes Prey

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:55:00 +0000

A young SS officer finds the tables turned on him in a synagogue late at night.

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Chapter Three: A Promise Unsaid

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:50:00 +0000

Hermann relives the promise that’s standing between him and death.

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Chapter Four: Smetana in Theresienstadt

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:45:00 +0000

Hermann must face the music as he leaves the concentration camp.

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Chapter Five: The Envy of Every Woman

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:40:00 +0000

Hermann returns to Prague as well as to his first trip there.

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Chapter Six: The Woman in the Yellow Shawl

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:35:00 +0000

A mysterious woman investigates the cause of an open synagogue door at dawn.

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Chapter Seven: A Spark of Aspiration

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:30:00 +0000

Hermann reexperiences his first encounter with Klaus and his first glances of Ana.

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Chapter Eight: An Unexpected Kindness

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:25:00 +0000

A former colleague surprisingly awaits Hermann when he arrives at SS headquarters.

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Chapter Nine: Dreaming of Knaidels

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:20:00 +0000

Hermann learns the details about the case and not all of them make sense.

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Chapter Ten: The Café Across from Jáchym Street

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:15:00 +0000

Hermann collects the first clues about the murderer, and he finds leads to some more.

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Chapter Eleven: The Pickle Jar by the Window

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:10:00 +0000

Hermann returns to his old apartment and to memories both good and bad.

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Chapter Twelve: It Happened on Kant Street

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:05:00 +0000

Klaus must confront his demons along with both his past and present.

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Chapter Thirteen: A Door Ajar

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Hermann learns that the Maisel Synagogue has had a visitor overnight.

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Chapter Fourteen: Out of a Wagnerian Opera

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:55:00 +0000

Hermann meets Klaus’s beguiling Nazi girlfriend Gertrud.

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Chapter Fifteen: The Stomping Feet

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:50:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus discover clues outside the Spanish Synagogue and follow them.

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Chapter Sixteen: A Mirror Reflecting Time

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:45:00 +0000

An encounter with a homeless woman shows there’s more to Gertrud than meets the eye.

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Chapter Seventeen: The Book of Creation

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:40:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus find more questions than answers in the Spanish Synagogue.

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Chapter Eighteen: The Exhibition of Extinct Peoples

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:35:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus visit the Klausen synagogue, which has become a Nazi museum.

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Chapter Nineteen: Their Own Triple Entente

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:30:00 +0000

Hermann returns to his first night with Klaus and Ana.

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Chapter Twenty: Three Plates of Venison

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:25:00 +0000

Hermann discovers Gertrud’s true nature over dinner.

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Chapter Twenty-One: An Unlikely Turn

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:20:00 +0000

Reidl and Kleiner identify the killer, but Hermann and Klaus are skeptical.

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Chapter Twenty-Two: The Blessing After the Meal

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:15:00 +0000

Ivo visits the Old-New Synagogue at night and what’s waiting there in the attic.

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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Voice on the Phone

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:10:00 +0000

Klaus and Hermann question the murder suspect.

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Chapter Twenty-Four: Something Like a Drug

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:05:00 +0000

Hermann spends another night in his apartment with his memories.

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Chapter Twenty-Five: In the Rain

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus investigate the latest murder.

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Chapter Twenty-Six: One Mystery Leads to Another

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:55:00 +0000

The hunt for the murderer leads to the grounds of the Pinkas Synagogue.

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Footprints in the Cellar

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:50:00 +0000

Hermann discovers evidence that indicates the existence of a golem.

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Under the Glare of Jan Hus

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:45:00 +0000

Hermann relives a special moment in an empty Old Town Square late at night.

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: Bumping into Each Other

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:40:00 +0000

Ivo finds himself face to face with the object of his fascination.

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Chapter Thirty: The Joy of Potato Dumplings

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:35:00 +0000

Hermann delves into the mystery of Ivo.

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Chapter Thirty-One: Collaborating with the Enemy

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:30:00 +0000

Marta’s investigating leads Hermann to a suspect.

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Chapter Thirty-Two: When a Chicken Scratches

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:25:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus dig deeper into the victims’ backgrounds.

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Chapter Thirty-Three: A Ride in a Paternoster

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:20:00 +0000

The questioning of a suspect leads to even more questions.

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Chapter Thirty-Four: The Eyes of a Golem

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:15:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus search through the home of one of the victims.

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Chapter Thirty-Five: A Small Amount of Happiness

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:10:00 +0000

Doubts rise as the case seems to have reached a dead end.

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Chapter Thirty-Six: The Skirt-Chaser

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:05:00 +0000

Hermann finds a connection between one of the victims and a young woman named Dita.

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Swatting of a Fly

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Hermann reexperiences his last moments with Ana.

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Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Man Who Refused To Collaborate

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:50:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus track down Dita.

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Chapter Thirty-Nine: What Lurks in the Shadows

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:45:00 +0000

Dita provides Hermann and Klaus with important clues as well as an ominous suspect.

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Chapter Forty: Returning to the Scene of the Crime

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:40:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus look for a breakthrough in the Klausen Synagogue.

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Chapter Forty-One: A Large Number of Valuables

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:35:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus finally discover what the victims had been after.

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Chapter Forty-Two: The Circumstances of His Death

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:30:00 +0000

Hermann learns more about Gertrud.

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Chapter Forty-Three: Pretending It All Away

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:25:00 +0000

Gertrud sets the stage for a climatic evening.

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Chapter Forty-Four: Dinner with Hegel and Heisenberg and a Man Named Saul

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:20:00 +0000

Hermann makes a scene at Gertrud’s dinner party.

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Chapter Forty-Five: Different Turns of the Same Phrase

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:15:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus finally have it out.

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Chapter Forty-Six: Cutting to the Chase

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:10:00 +0000

Reidl leads Hermann and Klaus on a chase through the twisted streets of Prague.

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Chapter Forty-Seven: The Last Goodbye

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:05:00 +0000

Hermann experiences a dream that may not be a dream.

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Chapter Forty-Eight: The Kindness of His Smile

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Ivo and Klara share a moment.

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Chapter Forty-Nine: The Papers on the Floor

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:55:00 +0000

Reidl leads Hermann and Klaus to another suspect.

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Chapter Fifty: In Pursuit of Mr. Malý

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:50:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus follow Malý to an unexpected location.

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Chapter Fifty-One: Good King Wenceslas

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:45:00 +0000

Gertrud finds herself the object of pursuit.

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Chapter Fifty-Two: A Sense of Something Familiar

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:40:00 +0000

Malý drags a mysterious cart into the Old-New Synagogue.

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Chapter Fifty-Three: From Deep Inside the Building

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:35:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus follow Malý.

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Chapter Fifty-Four: Limitless Unknowns and No Equations

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0000

A cellar wall stands between Hermann and his fate.

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Chapter Fifty-Five: A Sudden Burst of Excitement

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:25:00 +0000

Hermann stumbles upon what he hopes is the means through the wall.

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Chapter Fifty-Six: Following the Suspects

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:20:00 +0000

Hermann and Klaus close in on the suspects.

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Chapter Fifty-Seven: A Stunning Realization

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:15:00 +0000

Hermann uncovers the killer.

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Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Road from Home

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:10:00 +0000

The end of the story and the start of a new one.

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Thank You

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:05:00 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to listen to my novel. You can find me at colinjcohen@icloud.com, @colinjcohen, and https://colinjcohen.github.io.

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