Counting Heads

Counting Heads is a science fiction novel by American writer David Marusek, published in 2005 by Tor Books.
Counting Heads is an expansion of Marusek's 1995 short story Getting to Know You (short [story collection)|"We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy"], which serves as the first chapter of Counting Heads.
Mind Over Ship, a sequel to Counting Heads, was released on January 20, 2009.

Analysis

The extended story from We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy, happening in 2092-4, occupies the first part of the novel. The other two parts are set 40 years later, in 2134.
Though the novel is a murder/espionage mystery, the main thrust is the evocation of a world in which the individual is essentially obsolete due to automation.