Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (Zoey Ashe, #1)

by Jason Pargin

Zoey was disappointed that the van didn’t explode into a fireball like in old action movies, but that was one of the downsides of electric car technology.

No fireball, just a raging inferno that is almost impossible to put out

You remember Elba the cat lady, used to live in the blue trailer? When she died they found she had over fifty cats in there, and they ate her face?” “Ew. Gross. Yes, I remember that.” “So why do we call her crazy for piling her trailer full of more cats than she could take care of but applaud when somebody accumulates more money than they can spend? They’re both hoarders.”

Zoey would never forget the noise the helicopter’s blades made when they started sawing into Santa’s neck.

“You can’t focus on death, or failure. Otherwise you’re surrendering greatness to all the people too dumb to contemplate it.”