Author

Matthew Pearl

13 books, mostly thriller, for Simon & Schuster Audio and Harper, 2003–2025

Matthew Pearl is a New York Times bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction, best known for literary historical mysteries and thrillers including The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, The Last Dickens, The Technologists, The Last Bookaneer, and The Dante Chamber. His books combine meticulous historical research with suspense, often centering on famous writers, literature, and cultural history. He has also written narrative nonfiction, edited classic literary works, and taught literature at Harvard and Emerson College.