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Beautiful Ugly: A Novel

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“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: 7.08

920 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Mmarostegui
May 20, 2025
8/10 stars
amazon review - 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.
ljzsreadsandreviews
Apr 07, 2025
8/10 stars
My immediate thought upon finishing this book was “What the actual hell did I just read?!” and I think it sums things up pretty well. This was my first Alice Feeney read and I learned afterwards she is coined as the Queen of Twists and I completely understand why. I feel I’m pretty good at predicting outcomes but this one got me. I wasn’t sure what was real and what wasn’t and I was kept on the edge of my seat the entire time. This was so twisty and it’s a good thing I finished it in two days because I was actually anxious reading this. That being said, I wasn’t the biggest fan of any of the characters. None of them stood out and frankly I liked and disliked each of them equally. There are a lot of specific details put into the portrayal of the setting that added to all the mystery for me and supported a lot of my feelings while reading. This might be one of my favorite thrillers and highly recommend you pick it up, asap!
Juliaj
Feb 09, 2025
10/10 stars
Amazing. Keeps you guessing until the end. Well written. Loved every minute
Abinder
Jan 28, 2025
8/10 stars
Wow! What a plot!
LKH
May 19, 2025
9/10 stars
A little Stephen king vibe Tough to put down

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