The American
The American
Matthew C. McLean
An American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. A work of serial audio fiction. To read a polished and published prequel to this story go here.
Interlude
A big move leads to a long pause.
May 27
39 sec
The American: Chapter 60
The American is a noir tale in which expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this chapter, a close getaway leads to plans being interrupted.
Apr 2
12 min
The American: Chapter 59
The American is a noir tale in which expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this chapter, the Expat and Sophie try to help young lovers find each other by night.
Mar 5
14 min
The American: Chapter 58
The American is a noir tale in which expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this chapter, details become suddenly and increasingly important while ghosts linger in the background.
Feb 5
10 min
The American: Chapter 57
The American is a noir thriller of an expatriate in France who finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this episode, the good job of covering for a lie leads to permission for a bad idea.
Jan 22
8 min
The American: Chapter 56
An American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this episode, with a wounded boy in tow, the American calls on unlikely help.
Jan 8
17 min
The American: Chapter 55
An American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this episode, two dangerous men try to write a love letter.
Dec 17, 2025
16 min
The American: Chapter 54
An American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this episode, lies and hope rage and a hiding place is found.
Nov 27, 2025
8 min
The American: Chapter 53
In American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this episode, with less than 24-hours to plan a kidnapping, the American heads to neutral ground in an attempt to rustle up the Corsican and friends.
Nov 13, 2025
14 min
The American: Chapter 52
An American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl. In this episode, there's a cop, a cook, and a crook. Introductions go better than you'd think.
Oct 23, 2025
24 min
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