{"product_id":"ripple-a-long-strange-search-for-a-killer-9781586423247","title":"Ripple: A Long Strange Search for a Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting... a personal and highly original work of true-crime storytelling.\" -- John Douglas, former FBI criminal profiling pioneer and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller \u003ci\u003eMindhunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA chilling investigation into the unsolved \"boy in the woods\" murder; journalist Jim Cosgrove chronicles his decades-long struggle to uncover the truth of a family friend's disappearance and death -- perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eI'll be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMemorial Drive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor nine years, South Carolina officials struggled to identify \"the boy in the woods,\" a young man whose body had been discovered just south of Myrtle Beach in a fishing village called Murrells Inlet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, 1,200 miles away in Kansas City, Missouri, Frank McGonigle's family searched for him at Grateful Dead concerts and in the face of every long-haired hitchhiker they passed. Consumed by guilt for how they'd treated him, Frank's eight siblings slowly came to understand that -- like Jerry Garcia sang -- \u003ci\u003ehe's gone and nothin's gonna bring him back\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frank McGonigle was finally found -- and identified as \"the boy in the woods.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four years later, the case still unsolved, Jim Cosgrove, a McGonigle family friend and investigative journalist, picked up the trail of Frank's cold case and began uncovering connections to a ruthless local crime boss and blunders by the threadbare sheriff's department. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When his research began to stall, a chance meeting with the soft-hearted, straight-talking \"energy reader\" Carol Williams provided a metaphysical spark that reignited Jim's resolve. Although his work as a journalist trained him to be skeptical, Cosgrove found himself starting to become a believer when Carol provided details about Frank's murder that turned out to be freakishly accurate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2019, Cosgrove returned to Murrells Inlet with one of Frank's brothers to dredge up some old leads and settle Frank's case once and for all...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning entertainer, author, and speaker Jim Cosgrove is a former feature writer for the \u003ci\u003eAlbuquerque Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and staff writer for Hallmark Cards, Inc. Young music fans may be more familiar with Cosgrove's persona as beloved kid-rocker \"Mr. Stinky Feet.\" In 2020, his music was streamed more than one million times on Spotify alone. Cosgrove lives in Kansas City with his wife and two daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507693588754,"sku":"9781586423247","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5564ede9-67c3-46e3-a1ce-287c1fdba74e.jpg?v=1730866251","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ripple-a-long-strange-search-for-a-killer-9781586423247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}