Beautiful Ugly

By Alice Feeney

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the author of His & Hers, now a #1 Netflix show, and the hit bestseller My Husband's Wife!

“Her best book yet.”
Harlan Coben
The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . .
. . . and revenge.

Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.

Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared.

A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible – a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.

“Magnetic and jaw-dropping.” —Mary Kubica, bestselling author
"Unforgettable." —Chris Whitaker, bestselling author

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Published Jan 14, 2025

320 pages

Average rating: 6.98

2,031 RATINGS

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Readers say *Beautiful Ugly* by Alice Feeney is a dark, twisty psychological thriller set on a haunting Scottish island, praised for its atmospheric w...

Rlouise
Jul 10, 2026
8/10 stars
The ending was a big surprise!
Mellific
Jul 09, 2026
8/10 stars
Brilliant read. Alice Feeney has a way of giving her readers whiplash with her twists and turns. I did not expect the twist in this one. Not even a little bit. I was shouting "WHAT" throughout several chapters of this audiobook. Please listen to this book as an audio - it includes ambiance that typical audiobooks don't have, which really kept me immersed. Unpredictable and unique, with a surprising touch of justice.
Sue Dix
Mar 14, 2026
10/10 stars
Wow. This is a dark, dark read. Starts out pretty tamely, but we end up in a place that I could never have foreseen. Obsession, disappearance, obfuscation, abduction, cult(?), murder, bombastic gaslighting, Scottish island. This book is one helluva ride.
OttawaBookclub
Jan 12, 2026
Meeting at Crystal Cafe. Missing Steph
Beth Earley
Oct 10, 2025
Added at Sharon's for Dec read 2025

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