Crime and Punishment

One of the most tantalizing murder stories ever written, Crime and Punishment is a fascinating study of psychological tensions and spiritual struggle, as Rodion Raskolnikoff is overcome by remorse and guilt. Set in the claustrophobic slums of St. Petersburg in the heat of the summer, the main characters struggle with their problems of grinding poverty as Dostoyevsky grapples with the universal themes of sin and repentance.