Jennifer Government

Set in a darkly humorous and disturbingly plausible near-future, "Jennifer Government" plunges into a world where globalization and corporate power have reached their extreme zenith. Taxation has been abolished, the government is privatized and underfunded, and individuals adopt their employers' names, creating a society driven entirely by market forces. The story follows Hack Nike, a low-level merchandising officer tasked with generating buzz for a new line of $2500 sneakers by orchestrating violent customer ambushes. His actions, however, catch the attention of the enigmatic Jennifer Government, a stressed-out single mother and a desperate, under-resourced government agent, whose department is literally having a 'closing down sale' to fund its operations. As Hack's deadly stunts escalate and Jennifer struggles to assert authority in a system that monetizes justice, the novel unravels a thrilling and outrageous satire of capitalism, consumerism, and the very nature of governance, questioning where the line between corporate enterprise and human value truly lies.