Beautiful Ugly: The Addictive Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller – 'Her Best Book Yet!' (Harlan Coben)
Jan 2025 · Pan Macmillan
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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
'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.
* * *
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.
* * *
‘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
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,...
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93 reviews
Josephina Ballerina
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February 27, 2025
Utterly bonkers, ominous and just a little bit creepy. I loved every moment!
Crystal Kocbuch
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November 28, 2025
great book, quite weird but so well written you kind of dont mind. Very unexpected ending.
Gerard McCartney
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February 19, 2026
Kept me interested until the end so that's got to be a good recommendation.
About the author
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.
Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years before becoming an author. Her books have been translated into forty languages, and have been optioned for major screen adaptations, including her most recent novel, My Husband’s Wife. Her ninth novel, Twist, will be published in 2027.
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.
Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years before be...
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