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“Singapore was once a thriving lumber town, swallowed by shifting sands and forgotten by history.”

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 Milwaukee 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.

Cover designed by graphic artist Jeanne Boss.

What people are saying about the sequel to The Lost Town

Emma Palova’s book will transport you back in time to Southwest Michigan and Chicago in the 1890s, to the era of Great Lakes steamships, dance pavilions, and romance.

–Chuck Jager, Executive Director of the Morton House Museum, Benton Harbor, Michigan

I am a lover of Michigan and history and I love Emma Palova’s writing style. How fortunate that her latest book, The Quest for the Lost Town combines it all! Emma’s writing is like a classical artist painting a beautiful picture…her words paint a picture, giving the reader a movie in their mind. Thank you so much, Emma.

–Deb McPeek Fadden, avid reader and history lover, Belding, MI

An intriguing tale by award- winning author Emma Palova that will take you back in time to live the details of the mysterious and beautiful world of the Great Lakes’ ships and lost town.

–Farah Takriti, RPh.

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Club (CAGC) of Southern California Vice President

I very much enjoyed The Quest for the Lost Town. It was a combination of history, mystery and romance. It kept me on the edge of my seat many times throughout. I can’t wait for the sequel.

–Priscilla Kreh, avid reader, Huron County

In reading The Quest for the Lost Town, Emma was able to keep the suspense going as the team continually found bits of information they took as proof of their belief that the old city of Singapore existed. The book contains suspense, romance, mystery and historical adventures that can hold a reader’s interest and enjoyment. Will they find the lost city or is it a myth, as some have said?

-Carol Briggs, Lowell,