MILLENNIUM PEOPLE by J.G. Ballard

Millennium People is an entertaining book with a split personality. The first half of the book is a broadly satirical poke at middle class Londoners who stage an unlikely "revolution" demanding social justice over such weighty issues as street parking and availability of vegan options in their upscale neighborhood. Overlaying the fun, however, is a murder mystery of sorts as a link develops between this rather absurd social protest and a set of terrorists/anarchists who cause real damage,  including the death of the protagonist's ex-wife. So the second half of the book focuses more closely and more seriously on the detective-story plot of finding the killers and dealing with them, and with the loss they have caused. This split does give the book a lack of coherence both in plot and style. Overall, though, it's worth a read.

For a review of the novel from L.A. Times , click here: https://www.latimes.com/books/la-xpm-2011-jul-24-la-ca-jg-ballard-20110724-story.html