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 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Cooper-McLean/e/B075XSPNYN" rel="nofollow">here</a>.

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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 episode, the death of a powerful man leads to a rescue plan involving the murder of another.

The Trouble with Escape, pt. 5

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 episode, the death of a powerful man leads to a rescue plan involving the murder of another.

The American: Chapter 63

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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 episode, Sophie takes command and the crew bumps into old friends.

The Trouble with Escape, pt. 3

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 episode, Sophie takes command and the crew bumps into old friends.

The American: Chapter 62

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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 American is forced to walk into what is almost certainly a trap.

The Trouble with Escape, part 3

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 American is forced to walk into what is almost certainly a trap.

The American: Chapter 61

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Interlude

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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.

The Trouble with Escape, Part 2

The American: Chapter 60

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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.

The Trouble with Escape (pt. 1)

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.

The American: Chapter 59

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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.

The Trouble with Kidnapping

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.

The American: Chapter 58

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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.

The Trouble with Kidnapping (pt. 4)

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.

The American: Chapter 57

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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.

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.

The American: Chapter 56

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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.

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.

The American: Chapter 55

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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.

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.

The American: Chapter 54

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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 less than 24-hours to plan a kidnapping, the American heads to neutral ground in an attempt to rustle up the Corsican and friends.

Trouble at the Garden

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.

The American: Chapter 53

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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&#39;s a cop, a cook, and a crook. Introductions go better than you&#39;d think.

Trouble at Home (pt. 2)

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&#39;s a cop, a cook, and a crook. Introductions go better than you&#39;d think.

The American: Chapter 52

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The American is a noir tale in which 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, a rush home to make sure Sophie is safe is thwarted by public transportation, leaving too much time to think.

Trouble with Idiots (pt. 1)

The American is a noir tale in which 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, a rush home to make sure Sophie is safe is thwarted by public transportation, leaving too much time to think.

The American: Chapter 51

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The American is a noir tale in which 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, tired of being followed by every thug in the city, the American sets an ambush to get some answers of his own.

The Trouble with Idiots (pt. 5)

The American is a noir tale in which 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, tired of being followed by every thug in the city, the American sets an ambush to get some answers of his own.

The American: Chapter 50

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The American is a noir tale in which 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, a painful truth about friends becomes dangerous.

The Trouble with Idiots (pt. 4)

The American is a noir tale in which 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, a painful truth about friends becomes dangerous.

The American, Chapter 49

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The American is a noir tale in which 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, we learn an old man doesn&#39;t live alone, leading to an unexpected chase with dire results.

Trouble with Idiots (pt. 3)

The American is a noir tale in which 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,  we learn an old man doesn&#39;t live alone, leading to an unexpected chase with dire results.

The American: Chapter 48

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The American is a noir tale in which 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, to prepare for an extraction, something that looks like a plan has to be made.

Trouble with Idiots (pt. 2)

The American is a noir tale in which 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, to prepare for an extraction, something that looks like a plan has to be made.

The American: Chapter 47

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A noir tale in which 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, the expatriate returns to the scene of the crime of arson and murder.

The Trouble with Idiots, pt. 1

A noir tale in which 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, the expatriate returns to the scene of the crime of arson and murder.

The American: Chapter 46

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A noir tale in which 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 Americans tell one another the lies they&#39;ve been telling others and themselves.

Trouble at Work (pt. 3)

A noir tale in which 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 Americans tell one another the lies they&#39;ve been telling others and themselves.

The American: Chapter 45

An American expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence services, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl.