SOLVED. Adult Fiction, Mystery, Murder. A public clock counting the # of people whose data is collected by a private company. Celebrities disappear considered suicides or murders. [s]

[Sue]

Woman leaves CIA job for secret government agency posing as a reporter but investigating something specific. There's a public clock counting the # of people whose data is collected by a private company. Celebrities disappear considered suicides or murders. One of them is a female singer who lives on same street as the agent and her fiancee. Street artist displays work in middle of night, which city always paints over or tears down. The private data company hires specialized workers - agent's fiancee gets hired. Graffiti keeps showing up at scenes of celebrity disappearances - it's a question - like... 'do you know yet?' or 'Have you figured it out yet?' Read the book a month ago.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Did you get it from the library? They keep a record of the books you check out.

Or did you read it on a phone or device? There should be a record of it.

[Sue]

I'm homeless. The library lets me 'borrow' books from their used book store. I read and return. There's no record. It's not an old book though. I just...don't remember well lately. If I could remember the name of the company that had the countdown clock displayed, I have no doubt a Google search would bring up the book but I can't.

The company was trying to get control of a second, smaller company owned by a millionaire who was also doing something with data. He was the last celebrity/famous person to disappear.

I can't even guess at the author because my choices are limited to what other people have read and donated, so I'm reading a lot of authors I've never heard of before. I have no doubt this is an author with a lot of other books in the same genre.

[Angela]

End of Secrets by Ryan Quinn?

[Sue]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Did you get it from the library? They keep a record of the books you check out.

Or did you read it on a phone or device? There should be a record of it."

I got it from the library but I don't 'check them out.' I take a few, read them, return them & take a few more. They are the books the library sells. They're all used/donated and they're in a passageway between 2 main parts of library. There's no record. They don't even ask to see them. It's a generous and very nice arrangement.

About the book, though...
I can't believe I didn't put in the part about a particular sentence that began showing-up in graffiti all over the city..? And there was an artist who kept building artwork overnight regularly and then destroying it shortly after. I think it's the same book. It's been a few years now.

I'm not homeless anymore but I lost track of Internet and than of this thread while digging my way out - right as the pandemic hit. smh while :)

[Sue]

Angela wrote: "End of Secrets by Ryan Quinn?"

Yes Angela! Thank you! That is the book! :) lol
Good gosh this is something I'd forgotten about so your response is such a happy, unexpected surprise in the middle of a bland day!

[Sue]

And to all who might read this thread...
I wasn't paying attention and haven't been on such a site in such a long time...I forgot how a thread works, etc. smh @ self

I apologize for today's reply to Lobstergirl. I'm a dunce. That's all I've got. :)

[Jo]

Ah bless you Sue! And v glad you’re not homeless now lovey

[Sue]

Thank you, Jo! :)