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Crime and Punishment
What if the perfect crime could redeem your life—but only by damning your soul? In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov, a brooding ex-student teetering on despair, gambles his morality to prove a chilling theory: that some men deserve to transcend guilt. But as paranoia claws at his sanity and a cunning detective circles closer, he’s forced to confront the true cost of his philosophy. Can a murderer outrun his conscience… or does redemption demand a punishment far worse than death?
- Originally Published: 1866
- Publisher: Dover Publications, 2001
- Genre: Fiction, Psychological
- Pages: 448
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0486415871
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Heart of Darkness
What if the greatest darkness you must face isn’t the wilderness—but the abyss inside yourself? In Heart of Darkness, a steamboat captain’s quest to find a rogue ivory trader spirals into a harrowing voyage upriver, where the jungle’s suffocating grip mirrors the rot of greed and imperialism. As whispers of the enigmatic Kurtz unravel into a nightmare, one chilling truth emerges: the line between civilization and savagery is as thin as a shadow… and what stares back from the void might wear your own face.
- Originally Published: April, 1899
- Publisher: Collins Classics, 2016
- Genre: Fiction, Novella
- Pages: 130
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780007368624
- Access: Members
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
What if the greatest mysteries aren’t hidden in shadows—but lurk in plain sight? In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant, enigmatic detective and his steadfast partner, Dr. Watson, unravel crimes that defy logic, from stolen jewels to vanishing brides. But when a trail of riddles exposes motives darker than greed and minds sharper than his own, can even Holmes outwit a world where every truth masks a lie… or will the final deduction be his last?
- Originally Published: 1892
- Publisher : Vintage Classics Library, 2016
- Genre: Detective fiction
- Pages: 215
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-1784871574
- Access: Members
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The Brothers Karamazov
What if the truth could damn your soul as easily as save it? In this searing masterpiece, three brothers—a reckless sensualist, a tormented intellectual, and a devout novice—are ensnared in their father’s murder, a crime that unravels their fragile bonds and forces them to confront faith, freedom, and the darkest corners of human desire. As secrets fester and motives blur, Dostoyevsky whispers: If God is dead, is every sin justified—or does redemption lie in the wreckage of our choices?
- Originally Published: November 1880
- Publisher: Penguin Classic, 2003
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 1056
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0679410034
- Access: Prime Membership
The Secret History
What if the pursuit of beauty demanded a blood sacrifice? In The Secret History, outsider Richard Papen becomes entangled with an elite group of classics students whose obsession with ancient rituals spirals into a chilling pact to bury a lethal secret. But as guilt fractures their bond, each must confront how far they’ll go to protect their illusions—and whether the terror of truth might destroy them all. Would you trust the person you’ve vowed to die for… or the stranger staring back in the mirror?
- Originally Published: 1992
- Publisher: Penguin General UK, 2002
- Genre: Psychological Fiction
- Pages: 640
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780140167771
- Access: Members
