Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
831 pages~14 hrs
“The most dangerous crime is the one committed against your own soul.”
In the sweltering slums of St. Petersburg, a brilliant but desperate young man commits the perfect crime to prove he stands above human morality. As his guilt transforms into a relentless psychological fever dream, he must decide if he can survive the crushing weight of his own conscience.
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