Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney: The Addictive Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller – 'Her Best Book Yet!' (Harlan Coben)

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney opens with author Grady Green experiencing what is described as the worst best day of his life. As he phones his wife, Abby, to share exciting news while she is driving home, the call turns alarming. Grady hears Abby brake sharply, step out of the car, and then the line goes silent.

When he later finds her car at the edge of a cliff, the headlights are still on, the driver’s door is open and her phone has been left behind, but Abby is gone. A year on, Grady remains overwhelmed by grief and desperate for answers. Unable to sleep or write, he travels to a tiny Scottish island in an attempt to regain control of his life, only to witness something he cannot explain: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Key details

• Author: Alice Feeney
• Genre: thriller
• Described as an instant Sunday Times bestselling title
• Features author Grady Green and his missing wife, Abby
• Includes a setting on a tiny Scottish island

Synopsis

Grady Green’s life changes during a phone call to his wife as she drives home. After hearing a sudden stop and then silence, he later discovers her car near a cliff with signs she left in a hurry, yet she has vanished. A year later, still grieving and searching for what happened, he retreats to a small Scottish island to try to recover. There, he sees a woman who appears identical to Abby.