The Quest for the Lost Town: Book Two in The Lost Town Trilogy (Shifting Sands) Paperback – March 5, 2026

Art Wallace’s quest begins when two Wallace family heirlooms resurface: an old map to the buried town of Singapore and a drawing of the doomed Milwaukie steamer battling the harsh winter of 1842. For Art, these relics reopen a wound left by the loss of his parents aboard the SS Chicora. Compelled by grief and unfinished answers, he sets out along the Lake Michigan shoreline, drawn toward secrets buried by time and tragedy.Singapore was once a thriving lumber town, swallowed by shifting sands and forgotten by history. Following the map’s fading clues, Art uncovers a trail of ledgers, vanished banks, and whispers of fortunes lost when the town disappeared. As his search deepens, he begins to realize that Singapore’s destruction may not have been entirely natural—and that powerful interests once had reason to see it erased.Art’s journey intertwines with that of Ethel, a determined young woman navigating her own uncertain future. Together, they trace the fragile line between past and present, uncovering connections that bind lost towns, vanished ships, and the ambitions of men who shaped Michigan’s Great Lakes trade. Their search leads them through shipyards, lakeshore communities, and shadowed corners of history where truth is inconvenient and silence has endured for decades.Haunted by the memory of the Chicora and driven by the need to understand what claimed his parents, Art must confront not only Michigan’s maritime past but the personal cost of uncovering it. As storms gather—both on the lake and among those who would rather keep the past buried—Art and Ethel face a dangerous choice: how far to go in pursuit of answers that may change everything.The Quest for the Lost Town is a richly researched historical fiction novel inspired by real Great Lakes mysteries, weaving together shipwreck lore, lost communities, and the enduring pull of unfinished history along the shores of Lake Michigan. Read more