Why is email disappearing from my inbox in Apple mail?

I will open an email, read it then close Mail, or not. Either way, when I go back to Apple Mail to re-read the message it is gone. I've lost an extremely important message. I've searched Junk and trash, all of my accounts and the message is gone. This has happened with email coming from several sources.

Craig,
Where did you find this?
Is Settings the same as Mail Preferences?
I cant find the "Mail Days to Sync" option.
Regards,
Syd Chesson

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