Beautiful Children is a 2008 debut novel by Charles Bock that follows the disappearance of 12-year-old Newell Ewing in Las Vegas. The story explores the lives of the people connected to the Ewing family, including Newell's desperate mother, Lorraine, and his alienated father, Lincoln, as they navigate a neon-lit underworld of sex, drugs, and anxiety. The novel is praised for its vivid prose, dark humor, and ambitious scope in capturing the city and its inhabitants.