Matthew Pearl

Matthew Pearl is an American bestselling author of literary historical thrillers and professor of literature. Educated at Harvard University and Yale Law School, he blends rigorous historical research with fast-paced suspense.

He achieved international literary fame with his debut bestseller The Dante Club, which explored nineteenth-century Boston literary figures investigating a series of murders inspired by Dante’s Inferno. His subsequent novels include The Poe Shadow and The Last Dickens.

Pearl’s ingenious plotting, atmospheric historical detail, and reverence for classic literature have earned him a devoted global readership. His books are masterclasses in historical mystery.