Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic of Russian literature in its first--and still, arguably, best--translation by Constance Garnett, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line.

Set in the slums of nineteenth-century Saint Petersburg, Russia, Crime and Punishment follows Raskolnikov, and impoverished ex-student, who rationalizes committing criminal acts for the greater good. However, a momentous decision triggers a tense cat-and-mouse game that sees him pursued by authorities, while wrestling with the weight of his own moral anguish. Originally published in 1866, Dostoevsky's "masterwork" ( The New Yorker ) is the quintessential psychological crime thriller and widely considered one of the greatest novels of all time.