Tenth Circle Picoult, Jodi

Daniel Stone is a comic book artist who draws superheroes for a living, but when his teenage daughter Trixie accuses her ex-boyfriend of rape, he finds himself in a different kind of hell entirely. His wife Laura, a college professor who lectures on Dante, sees their family crisis through the lens of the Inferno — each betrayal and revelation dragging them deeper into their own ninth circle. Picoult weaves together three narratives: Daniel's present-day anguish, Laura's buried past, and a graphic novel retelling of Dante's descent, illustrated within the text. This is territory Picoult knows well — moral ambiguity, families under pressure, the gap between what we think we know and what's actually true. She doesn't offer easy answers about consent, memory, or whether parents can ever truly know their children. The Alaskan wilderness subplot feels slightly overcooked, but the emotional precision hits hard. For readers who like their domestic dramas with teeth and aren't afraid of uncomfortable questions.