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The Dante Club is the first novel by Matthew Pearl. The book reached #1 on several best seller lists (Including Border's, The Washington Post, and the Boston Globe) and appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List. It fits into the genre of fictional mystery.

The plot is largely fictional, although the main characters are real, as are many of their biographical details. Supporting and background characters, as well as those directly involved with the murders are largely fictional.