Mercy by Jodi Picoult

A police chief's life unravels as he oversees the murder trial of his cousin, who smothered his terminally ill wife in a "mercy killing." The novel explores the blurred lines between murder and compassion, alongside the chief's own struggle with a secret, destructive affair.

This book contains: alcohol, alternate gender/sexual ideologies, body horror, deception, depression, controversial cultural, political, and religious commentary, emotional distress, explicit sexual activities/nudity (excessive), infidelity, murder/assisted suicide (euthanasia), profanity, toxic relationships and violence (includes sexual violence).