Lost & Found
Some things are lost by accident. Others are taken on purpose.
The Lost & Found series follows a team of specialists who operate in the narrow space between discovery and deception, where history, wealth, and power collide. What begins as simple recovery work often reveals something far more complex—hidden agendas, manufactured narratives, and people willing to rewrite the truth for profit.
Ethan brings the expertise, able to see what others miss buried in ink, paper, and time. Jane understands the game behind the surface, where value is negotiated long before anything is sold. Lucas moves through the chaos with instinct and precision, finding solutions where none should exist. And Blue stands as the quiet force behind them all, ensuring that when things go wrong—and they always do—someone is still standing at the end.
Each story uncovers a new piece of the past, but nothing they recover is ever just history. Every artifact carries weight. Every discovery shifts the balance. And every job pulls them deeper into a world where the most dangerous thing isn’t what’s missing… it’s who already knows where to find it.
Because in this world, nothing truly valuable is ever lost.
It’s just waiting to be claimed.
The Da Vinci Sketches
A gripping journey of history, deception, and the fight to restore what was wrongfully taken
When a dying woman’s family is cheated out of what they believe is a priceless sketchbook, antiquities expert Ethan Coldwell is pulled back into a world he tried to leave behind. What begins as a quiet investigation quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a missing collection tied to Leonardo da Vinci, a powerful organization willing to deceive to obtain it, and a truth buried deep within history itself. As Ethan reunites with the one person who knows him best—and challenges him most—Jane Hamon, the past they never resolved becomes as unavoidable as the mystery in front of them.
With the help of a fiercely loyal pilot, a sharp-witted prodigy, and instincts honed through years of high-stakes recoveries, the team races across the country to uncover what was taken—and why. But the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes that this is not just about art. The sketchbook is more than a relic; it is leverage, currency, and power in the hands of those who understand its true value. And in a world where truth can be forged as easily as history rewritten, every move carries consequences.
Lost & Found: The Da Vinci Sketches is a tightly woven thriller of intellect, deception, and rediscovery—where brilliance is both weapon and burden, and where the line between what is real and what is believed can determine everything. In the end, the greatest discoveries are not just found in the past… but in the people willing to chase them.
Write because there’s a story in you that won’t let you sleep until it’s told.
R.J. Simmons - Outcast Books Founder