The American: Chapter 57
From The American by Matthew C. McLean
January 22, 2026 · 8 min · Season 1 · Episode 57
About this episode
In this episode, the good job of covering for a lie leads to permission for a bad idea.
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.
People in this episode
Host: Matthew C. McLean
Topics covered
- noir thriller
- expatriate
- crime
- U.S. intelligence
- relationships
- deception
Keywords
- noir
- thriller
- expatriate
- France
- crime
- U.S. intelligence
- Corsican
- deception
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. intelligence
Places: France
More episodes of The American
- Interlude · May 27, 2026 · 1 min
- The American: Chapter 60 · April 2, 2026 · 12 min
- The American: Chapter 59 · March 5, 2026 · 15 min
- The American: Chapter 58 · February 5, 2026 · 10 min
- The American: Chapter 56 · January 8, 2026 · 18 min
- The American: Chapter 55 · December 17, 2025 · 16 min
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