A troubled young man commits the perfect crime: the murder of a vile pawnbroker
whom no one will miss. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but he convinces
himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. So begins a tragic
novel that illuminates the eternal struggle between human emotions and desire,
and the harsh laws of ethics and justice. Part thriller and part philosophical
meditation, this is a penetrating look at the core of human nature.