Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits is a 2015 science fiction novel by Jason Pargin, originally published under his pen name David Wong. It is his third published novel and the first departure from the cosmic horror genre of his John Dies at the End series. The novel follows Zoey Ashe, a young woman who unexpectedly finds herself inheriting and running her late father's criminal empire with assistance from his inner circle, "The Suits". It was followed by two sequels, Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick in 2020 and Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia in 2023.

The story is set around 2050s in a future in most ways similar to the author's present. The key distinction is the prevalence of "Blink", a social media network that aggregates live feeds from millions of cameras worn by users. An A.I. algorithm automatically selects the most interesting current events and jumps around between feeds with the best field of view, giving the users a god's eye view of reality. With everyone being broadcast live at all times, privacy effectively ceases to exist and everyone, from street vendors and vagabonds to police and criminals, is expected to build and maintain a personal brand to stay on top of what they do.