Not My Sister — Patricia Simpson

Finalist—6th Annual Launchpad Prose Contest!When Jessica French sees the Masked Artist on Dutch television, she’s convinced the performer is her dead sister. But how could that be? Olivia died in Amsterdam two years ago. They cremated her. Or did they?There’s only one way to find out. Jessica flies to Amsterdam, but the reclusive artist refuses to see anyone. She values her privacy—and fears the man who stalks her.Is the artist really Olivia? If she is, why did she fake her own death and put her family through two years of grief, misery, and pain?What begins as a simple reconnaissance mission turns into a desperate search for the truth—and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Jessica find the artist before the stalker does?To get answers, Jessica must risk everything—including her life.