The Other Lola is the follow-up to the young adult mystery novel Missing Clarissa. In this book amateur sleuths and high school seniors Blair and Cam are pulled back into another local missing person case. 

When fifteen-year-old Lola Brossilard disappeared from her own house party five years ago no one searched that hard for her including her own family. She was considered a trouble maker and a drug user and running off wouldn’t be that out of character. But now she’s back and her little sister Mattie isn’t buying it. They (note: Mattie uses they/them pronouns) were only ten when Lola disappeared but they know that this person is not their sister and enlists local teen crime solvers and former podcasters Blair and Cam to figure out where the real Lola went. Blair and Cam are still dealing with the trauma and notoriety around the Clarissa case and are reluctant to jump back into crime solving. But Blair has been offered a book deal by a New York publisher and Cam is having a hard time saying “no” to young Mattie. Soon they are both questioning Lola’s ex-boyfriend, best friend, twin brother and law enforcement in the hopes of getting to the bottom of where Lola went. But the other Lola isn’t going anywhere and someone wants them to stop asking questions. 

This was another solid mystery and thriller by Ripley Jones. I loved the idea of a “changling” or a “cuckoo in the nest” plot with both the reader and the characters unsure of who exactly this Lola is and if she could possibly be a fake. I also enjoy Cam’s relationship with both Blair and her mother Irene and all of the banter that comes with it. The descriptions of Washington are very spot on and add to the overall mood of the story. This was a solid young adult mystery and I look forward to reading more from Ripley Jones. 

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 audiobook notes: The Other Lola was narrated by Inés del Castillo who does an excellent job with the teen voices of Blair, Cam and Mattie but also mom Irene and the male characters.