TORTUOUS

[adjective] - with many turns and changes of direction; not direct or simpleHe claims the tortuous route through back streets avoids the worst of the traffic.The path to peace seems at last to be clear, although it may be a long and tortuous one.For many adopted children finding their natural mother can be a particularly tortuous process.The plot of the play is so tortuous it is hard to remember just who is related to whom.