The American: Chapter 52
From The American by Matthew C. McLean
October 23, 2025 · 25 min · Season 1 · Episode 52
About this episode
An American expatriate in France navigates a web of criminals and intelligence agents while searching for a missing girl.
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.
People in this episode
Host: Matthew C. McLean
Topics covered
- crime
- espionage
- expatriate life
- relationships
- drama
Keywords
- expatriate
- France
- crime
- U.S. intelligence
- Corsican
- drama
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. intelligence
Places: France
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