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Beautiful Ugly

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Beautiful Ugly

Written by: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Tuppence Middleton
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This program is read by actor Richard Armitage, best known for his role in The Hobbit film trilogy, and actress Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in Downton Abbey.

Beautiful Ugly features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of the ocean surrounding the island and the tick tock of the metronome!

"...Armitage...shine[s] with impeccable pacing, building tension that adds to the suspense"—AudioFile on His & Hers

“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

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2025 Alice Feeney (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
Domestic Thrillers Editors Select Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense Marriage Exciting Island

What the critics say

“I was consumed by this book. It’s her best ever, a work of genius.”—Lisa Jewell, #1 bestselling author

“Alice Feeney is one of my favorite thriller writers and this is her best book yet. Highly addictive and beautifully written. Read Beautiful Ugly right now and thank me later.”—Harlan Coben, #1 bestselling author

“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!”—Mary Kubica, bestselling author

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Not her best

I really wanted to love this, but it just didn’t happen. Slow and then seemed to fall apart due to far too many (disconnected) things happening. Good narrators tho.

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Wow. Just wow!

Alice Feeney’s best yet. The ending….😱 And now I have to go out and buy the physical copy. Once you’ve read it you’ll understand why!

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Alice Feeney Wonderful As Always

Alice Feeney has quickly become my favourite author. Her figurative language is surpassed only by her character development and ability to write plots that keep you guessing throughout. I have loved all of Feeney's works and this one did not disappoint. Although some aspects of the story were able to be inferred early in the novel, other twists were completely unexpected. The narration is beautiful and I found myself looking for reasons to put on my audible, just to devour more of this title. I absolutely adored this book. Without spoilers, I saw that some readers found the ending to be disappointing. I thought it was satisfying and evoked a variety of emotions. I have thought of this book repeatedly since finishing it and I am missing many of the characters. Feeney's themes may be camouflaged by the suspense and mystery, but I found this novel relevant, relatable and timely. Well done, Ms. Feeney. Nothing Ugly about this beautiful novel.

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Twisted

Twists and turns until the end . So good I have never not guessed the ending that late .

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Feeeeeeney Does It Again!

Only Feeney could come up with this!! Great story with an ending I didn’t see coming. Oh … and have to give Richard 5 stars - always bringing the story to life through Audible. Well done!! ✨

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Read this!

Great story ,
good twists ,
excellent narrator!!!!! .
A fun read that was a nice change from the usual mystery. Enjoy

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It was ridiculous but OK

The best thing about this book is the narrator. I actually kind of hated this book but I really didn’t want to. All the ingredients were there but it was still a mess. Unreliable narrator and ridiculous storyline, many parts too ridiculous to take seriously, but still creepy small island mystery vibes that I did finish out of curiosity,

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Narrators were AMAZING! The plot was okay

The narrators especially Richard Armitage made the story...honestly, without the excellent performance of both Richard & Tuppence, I think the story would be sub-par. I usually love Alice Feeney but this definitely is not one of her better novels.

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Loved this book

This book had everything I like
Lots of twists and suspense I didn’t have it figured out until the author revealed the mystery
Narration was great also
Would definitely look for other books by this author

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INCREDIBLE

This was absolutely incredible from start to finish. I cannot get over how amazingly well-crafted this novel is. The narration is of course PERFECT. This novel will keep you guessing all the way to the end. Honestly, Alice Feeney's best work!

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