Lost and Found by Robert E Kearns follows an ordinary man named Liam Dunne in Ireland and Lester Stevens a secret operative for the Pentagon in D.C. who both encounter strange events that lead to memory loss and nightmares. As their paths converge, they undergo hypnosis that reveals a hidden government program with a potential extraterrestrial connection. The men's shared experience of memory loss and nightmares hint at the governments plan to erase their knowledge of a secret program but leaves many unanswered questions. The suspense builds as they navigate government agencies and dodge attempts to silence them in their pursuit of the truth which is filled with danger and hidden clues that could lead to an extraterrestrial connection. Their search could lead to encounters with UFOs or even alien beings and the truth will have a huge impact on their understanding of the program and of their very lives. Perhaps even the lives of all human beings on planet Earth. This story blended conspiracy, government secrets, and UFO's in a way that made me want to unravel the mystery surrounding the two men. The plot picked up rather quickly and flowed along okay. However the ending left a bit to be desired and seemed to me to be somewhat rushed. I would've liked to hear a little more about these men and their mental health, relationships, health etc. Just what is their situation when all was said and done and possibly even a bit further into their futures. Overall, I love the premise of the story and the theme is okay. I think fans of this type of trope would probably enjoy the book. I would personally score it a three star novel. ( )

I enjoyed this story…..or is it?
The narrative was easy to read, flowed well, though main characters were all male bar one psychiatrist. Better balance next time please.
A mystery involving the Pentagon, aliens, torture, things hidden in plain sight.
I found the end finished quickly but I’m sure so it would if it involved high ranking officials and high level secrets, though I think the conclusion narratives of the two main characters could have been fleshed out a bit to ensure the ending felt less rushed. ( )

Very enjoyable read. Hard to put it down. Great flow throughout the book. ( )

Lost and Found by Robert E. Kearns
Two men, one a government employee and the other just an average person out for a walk, end up suffering from missing time, memory loss and flashbacks they can’t explain.
I am not a fan of books with too much dialog, so I was a little worried as I started Lost and Found. It was a little slow, and dialog dominated the first couple of chapters. The story finally kicked in and I started enjoying this story of UFOs and government secrets. ( )

This started out pretty well and good familiar territory. Mixing in some elements of an X-Files plot line of a man, Liam Dunne, at the wrong place at the wrong time of meeting US government agents recovering a crashed flying saucer. Dunne meets a Man In Black type character, Lester Stevens who is a rookie at his job and doesn't have the heart to do what's asked of him by the military men in charge. What occurs is a plot line that doesn't really go anywhere and is hindered by some unnecessary flashback during the unfolding of no real tension being built.

Dunne and Stevens undergo the same drug and operation scenario to make them think that alien abductions happened to them to cover up for US military involvement in the recovery of crashed UFOs. There is some solid basis for a good story on that. Having Stevens' story about how he joined the program and left is done during the time when Stevens' has lost that memory. This should have been done right after Dunne being dropped back off after being "abducted" or should have been uncovered by Stevens under hypnosis which is where the story uses. But this going back and forth between his story that we kind of already know just with more details about what's really happening under the Pentagon and him trying to figure out what is happening to him doesn't make any sense. Dunne takes a big back seat in the story and is only there to push Stevens' storyline.

Stevens has it easy through this. His boss believes him, the authorities believe him, his therapist believes him. He has some trouble sleeping and drinking more but he recognizes this and gets help. There are a couple of interesting investigation moments but he quickly takes a backseat for the inspecting authorities to take over. He's in the military but doesn't act like it and all he's really threatened with is some violation of an NDA disclosure agreement he doesn't remember signing. Not really the biggest scary, secret organization keeping the largest finding in human history under wraps for the past 70 years.

The ending is pretty blasé. It takes the safe ending and there's a stupid scene with an alien with a knife to take care of a person who screwed up. It's all just a jumbled mess and deflated in any tension or imagination. Final Grade - D ( )