The acclaimed author of the dante club reinvigorates the historical fiction thriller. Matthew Pearl's spellbinding new novel transports readers to tumultuous nineteenth-century Boston, where the word "Technology" Represe...The acclaimed author of the dante club reinvigorates the historical fiction thriller. Matthew Pearl's spellbinding new novel transports readers to tumultuous nineteenth-century Boston, where the word "Technology" Represents a bold and frightening new concept. The fight for the future will hinge on.