Beautiful Ugly

By (author) Feeney, Alice
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The Queen of Twists, bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors, Good Bad Girl, Alice Feeney, returns with another thrilling mystery filled with drama and her trademark surprises
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Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do . . .

''I was consumed by this book, it''s her best ever, a work of genius'' – Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True

The million-copy bestselling author of His and Hers, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage . . . and revenge.

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

Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a 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.

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‘Her best book yet’ – Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me Once

''Brilliant and chilling, with an inspired setting, characters that jump off the page and twists to give you whiplash. I loved every word'' – Claire Douglas, author of The Couple at No 9

‘Magnetic and jaw-dropping’ – Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman Missing

‘Unforgettable’ – Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End

''A masterpiece, a riveting read, immaculately written'' – Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford Code

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''I was consumed by this book, it''s her best ever, a work of genius''
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Alice Feeney is one of my absolute favourites
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Alice Feeney has created a masterpiece, a riveting read, immaculately written
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Alice Feeney is back with another magnetic and jaw-dropping thriller. With a dreamlike quality and atmosphere that is off the charts, Beautiful Ugly takes readers into a world that is charming on the surface, but with danger, hatred and revenge lurking just beneath. Both witty and terrifying, I couldn’t put it down!
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Wicked, wild, sinister and shocking. Alice Feeney rips up the rule book yet again. Beautiful Ugly is unpredictable and unforgettable
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Alice Feeney is one of my favourite thriller writers and this is her best book yet. Highly addictive and beautifully written. Read Beautiful Ugly right now and thank me later
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I’m a huge fan of Alice Feeney and Beautiful Ugly is an atmospheric gem of a thriller, weaving an unpredictable and clever plot that will keep you guessing until the very end. Brilliant and chilling, with an inspired setting, characters that jump off the page and twists to give you whiplash. I loved every word
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Dark, clever, unusual and so beautifully written. A rare book were I truly had no idea where it was going, but that rewarded me with a surprise ending that worked perfectly.
Biographical note:

Alice Feeney is the Sunday Times and New York Times multi-million-copy bestselling author of eight novels. The Netflix adaptation of His & Hers was a Global number 1 in 80 countries, and the most watched TV show in the world in January 2026.

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