Beautiful Ugly
by Alice Feeney
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.
The review
This is another Alice Feeney book that reminded me why her thrillers are so easy to recommend.
Beautiful Ugly has that same sleek, twist-aware energy that makes her books such dependable slump-breakers. There is always a sense that the story is holding something back from you, and that tension alone keeps the momentum up.
What I like about Feeney's style is that even when the book is stylish, it never forgets to be readable. The suspense stays active. You are always waiting for the next shift.
For me, this is a four-star thriller and another good example of how well she handles atmosphere plus plot.
If you want something moody, clever, and built to keep you turning pages, this one fits neatly into that lane.
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