The American: Chapter 58

About this episode

In this chapter of The American, details become increasingly important as an expatriate navigates a web of criminals and intelligence in France.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew C. McLean

Topics covered

• noir
• crime
• expatriate
• U.S. intelligence
• romance
• tension
• mystery

Keywords

• noir
• expatriate
• crime
• U.S. intelligence
• Corsican
• mystery
• drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. intelligence

Places: France

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