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The American

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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    The American: Chapter 53

    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.

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    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.

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    The American: Chapter 51

    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.

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    The American: Chapter 50

    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. 

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    The American, Chapter 49

    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.

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    The American: Chapter 48

    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't live alone, leading to an unexpected chase with dire results.

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    The American: Chapter 47

    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. 

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    The American: Chapter 46

    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.

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    The American: Chapter 45

    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've been telling others and themselves. 

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    The American: Chapter 44

    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 American needs to find someone to blame for the murder he committed.

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    The American: Chapter 43

    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 American ends up on the other side of the table, an unpleasant place to be at his work.

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    The American: Chapter 42

    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. In this episode, the missing Mikhail is discussed while killers circle each other.

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    The American: Chapter 41

    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. In this episode there's murder, a cover-up, an alibi set. The only thing to worry about in this FridayNoir is whether anyone will believe it.

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    The American: Chapter 40

    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. In this episode, the American runs from a murder with only desperate ideas to cover it up. 

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    The American: Chapter 39

    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. In this episode, the American and Russian exchange names and blows.

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    The American: Chapter 38

    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. In this episode, the American gets help disposing of a corpse from someone who tried to kill him.

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    The American: Chapter 37

    A noir thriller in which 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. In this episode, a ghost visits where a newly murdered victim waits.

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    The American: Chapter 36

    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. A NSFW noir thriller.In this episode, Sophie practices her skills and the Expatriate comes home to a surprise.

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    The American: Chapter 35

    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. In this episode, a corpse is moved, a secret is revealed, and a demand is made.

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    The American: Chapter 34

    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.In this episode, the placement of a corpse is discussed as the killer is shadowed.

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    The American: Chapter 33

    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.In this episode, a murder is discussed, a kidnapping pondered, and a tail picked up.

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    The American: Chapter 32

    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.In this episode, an invitation to a questionable heist answers some known unknowns.

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    The American: Chapter 31

    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.In this episode, ideals and greed clash to make bad decisions.

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    The American: Chapter 30

    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.In this episode, prisoners and property are discussed and a deal is sealed.

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    The American: Chapter 29

    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.In this episode, Sophie takes us to a most unpleasant place. And it ain't the circus.

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    The American: Chapter 28

    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.In this episode, we take a car ride with a ghost.

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    The American: Chapter 27

    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.In this episode, the cavalry never looked this good.

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    The American: Chapter 26

    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.In this episode, exploring gets our expatriate into trouble he won't back out of.

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    The American: Chapter 25

    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.In this episode, the American takes Sophie to a party.

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    The American: Chapter 24

    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.In this episode, the American takes a killer to a party.

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    The American: Chapter 23

    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.In this episode, the American wrestles with a uncertain future and unpleasant memories.

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    The America: Chapter 22

    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.

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    The American: Chapter 21

    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.A bond over a mutual loss leads to a dangerous decision.

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    The American: Chapter 20

    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.In this episode, our hero comes home to an apartment full of trouble. 

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    The American: Chapter 19

    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.In this episode, the king of the city’s underworld shows us a dark surprise. 

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    The American: Chapter 18

    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.In this episode, we meet the real power in the city.

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    The American: Chapter 17

    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.In this episode, the ugly and terminally hip collide in an old place made new again.

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    The American: Chapter 16

    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.In this episode, sometimes you shake the tree just to see what happens.

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    The American, Chapter 15

    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.In this episode, the expatriate tries to get home without a tail only to find home isn't what he was hoping.

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    The American, Chapter 14

    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.In this episode, the American is finally introduced to the Beard.

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    The American, Chapter 13

    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.In this episode, we take an increasingly hostile car ride, headed for trouble.

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    The American, Chapter 12

    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. A work of serial audio fiction.In this episode, a visit to the local motorcycle shop threatens to turn into an international incident.

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    The American, Chapter 11

    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. A work of serial audio fiction.In this episode, a conflicted woman and an angry man discuss how best to solve a mystery.

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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.

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Matthew C. McLean

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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.

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