Matthew Pearl
Matthew Pearl is an American literary thriller writer who blends historical mystery with thriller plotting in the tradition of Umberto Eco. The Dante Club, set in 1865 Boston, was a major bestseller that demonstrated the commercial potential of the literary historical thriller. His subsequent novels have continued to explore American literary history through crime fiction.
Works
- The Dante ClubLiterary thriller about scholars investigating dark secrets surrounding Dante Alighieri
- The Poe ShadowMystery about a scholar solving the disappearance of Edgar Allan Poe
- The Last DickensLiterary mystery about Charles Dickens' lost final manuscript and hidden secrets
- The TechnologistsThriller about inventors and the early days of electricity in Boston
- The dante chamber