A gripping, heart-wrenching, missing-person story, Happiness Falls is about family, the pursuit of happiness and how far we go to protect the ones we love.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

OPRAH DAILY’S NO. 1 SUMMER PAPERBACK 2024

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

FINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARD

AMAZON EDITOR’S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY NOVEL OF THE YEAR

‘A Brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery.’

GABRIELLE ZEVIN

‘Bittersweet, sensitive and moving.’

GUARDIAN

‘I can’t remember a book with more layers. . . I was riveted through the last page.’

JODI PICOULT

Mia Parkson’s life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family’s anchor, goes missing. The only witness? Eugene – her younger, nonspeaking teenage brother.

As the Police struggle for leads, and her mother and twin brother struggle to keep things together at home, Mia gains access to key clues about her father’s disappearance. Headstrong, hyper analytical, and with secrets of her own, she decides to try and solve the case. But could Mia’s impulsive actions be putting her whole family in danger?

‘Gorgeous … a layered and innovative exploration of family, love, happiness, and race.’

JEAN KWOK

‘Stunning!’

JO BROWNING WROE

ANGIE KIM

Angie Kim moved as a preteen from Seoul, South Korea, to the suburbs of Baltimore. After graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy, she studied philosophy at Stanford University and attended Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Her debut novel, Miracle Creek, won the Edgar Award and the ITW Thriller Award, and was named one of the 100 best mysteries and thrillers of all time by Time, and one of the best books of the year by Time, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and the Today show. Happiness Falls, her second novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a book club pick for Good Morning America, Barnes & Noble, Belletrist, and Book of the Month Club. She lives in northern Virginia with her family.