Ripple: A Long Strange Search for A Killer
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- Author：Jim Cosgrove
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Reviews
Vikki Bullock
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I really enjoy reading true crime， this book is absolutely brilliant！ The research is thoroughly done， the story is told with sensitivity and the author is respectful to Frank’s family。I would recommend that lovers of true crime read this book！ I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to read this wonderful book， thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。
ABookwormWithWine
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3。5/5I am still trying to figure out what my feelings are regarding Ripple: A Long Strange Search for A Killer by Jim Cosgrove。 On one hand， I thought it was fascinating in general since I have never heard of this case before， but I was also left feeling slightly confused by the way Cosgrove chose to structure his story。 It started out clear enough， but he jumped around a bit too much for my liking， and it made the book feel a little disjointed to me。 That being said， I liked what he was trying 3。5/5I am still trying to figure out what my feelings are regarding Ripple: A Long Strange Search for A Killer by Jim Cosgrove。 On one hand， I thought it was fascinating in general since I have never heard of this case before， but I was also left feeling slightly confused by the way Cosgrove chose to structure his story。 It started out clear enough， but he jumped around a bit too much for my liking， and it made the book feel a little disjointed to me。 That being said， I liked what he was trying to do here， and I also really loved the fact that he was a friend of the family who wanted to go on a search for some answers。 Cosgrove was very sensitive to the McGonigle family in the way he went about this， and he made my heart just ache for that family and their lack of answers。 I would say I recommend listening to the book on audio since Cosgrove narrated it himself， and I was more than satisfied with the voicing of his own story。 I love when memoirs are narrated by the author， and having true crime voiced by the author is just as good。 I really enjoyed listening to Cosgrove talk， and from what he said in the book， it sounds like he has a lot of practice telling this story and it shows。 It was a really quick audiobook， and I would imagine just as fast to read it， so if you are a fan of true crime and don't know anything about the Frank McGonigle case， I think Ripple would be good to check out。 My favorite part was definitely getting to hear about Carol Williams， and it totally threw me to hear she had done some 'work' on the JonBenét Ramsey case。 I didn't really believe in psychics （ahem， energy readers）， before this book but Cosgrove's experience with Carol really left me thinking。I received a complimentary digital copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Bookybethw
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Review of Ripple by Jim CosgroveI am obsessed with true crime so I knew I had to have this one when my friend Elvina mentioned it was on NetGalley。 I really enjoyed it and it was a quick read。 It wasn’t heavy on the crime aspect but really discussed the victim as well as his family and the author’s personal quest to find out the truth。 It also focuses a lot on the geographic area of Murrell’s Inlet/Georgetown county SC。 It tells the story of the last there， the residents and the culture。 Overall Review of Ripple by Jim CosgroveI am obsessed with true crime so I knew I had to have this one when my friend Elvina mentioned it was on NetGalley。 I really enjoyed it and it was a quick read。 It wasn’t heavy on the crime aspect but really discussed the victim as well as his family and the author’s personal quest to find out the truth。 It also focuses a lot on the geographic area of Murrell’s Inlet/Georgetown county SC。 It tells the story of the last there， the residents and the culture。 Overall I found it really interesting and a good read。Quick synopsis: A journalist turned author Jim makes it his mission to investigate and write about the disappearance and murder of a family friend named Frank in 1982。 They were from Kansas City but Frank was murdered in SC and no one knows why。 He finds much resistance from the locals more than 10years later when trying to find out the truth regarding the crime。 Big thank you to @netgalley for the copy of this one。 I can’t wait to discuss it with my @theyearofnetgalley crew！ 。。。more
John
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Story 3/5Narration 4/5
Jan Sokoloff Harness
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Full disclosure: I knew Frank， the young man at the center of this true crime/family memoir book。 And the Frank I remember — super sweet and kind — isn’t exactly the Frank portrayed in the book。 I don’t question the accuracy of the portrayal; we all present different facets of ourselves to different people， at different times。 I just wish MU Frank felt more present。Beyond that， the book is an interesting quick read。 I thought it was overly wordy in places， and sometimes felt the author was tryin Full disclosure: I knew Frank， the young man at the center of this true crime/family memoir book。 And the Frank I remember — super sweet and kind — isn’t exactly the Frank portrayed in the book。 I don’t question the accuracy of the portrayal; we all present different facets of ourselves to different people， at different times。 I just wish MU Frank felt more present。Beyond that， the book is an interesting quick read。 I thought it was overly wordy in places， and sometimes felt the author was trying too hard to make comparisons， be literary， whatever。 But there’s no doubt about his reporting and writing talents。There were also areas I would have liked explored more — how did the police officer feel when he connected the dots？ Was anyone from Frank’s time at MU interviewed？ The “energy reader” parts are very interesting。 Overall， 3。5 stars。 。。。more
Cindy （groundedinreads）
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As a fan of true crime investigations， I found this book super interesting and surprised that I hadn’t heard of it previously。 I appreciated the journalist’s connection to the family and how he felt that this was a story that needed to be told。
Maureen
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The broken system still existsJim Cosgrove did an excellent job of telling Frankie's （I may be the only one that called him by that name） journey。 And， he did an excellent job of relaying to his readers what the families of the missing go through。 I couldn't put the book down， it is a must read。What many of his readers do not know is that even in 2022， we have approximately 40，000 unidentified remains in the U。S。 that are in coroner's offices and pauper graves that are not in any database， no ho The broken system still existsJim Cosgrove did an excellent job of telling Frankie's （I may be the only one that called him by that name） journey。 And， he did an excellent job of relaying to his readers what the families of the missing go through。 I couldn't put the book down， it is a must read。What many of his readers do not know is that even in 2022， we have approximately 40，000 unidentified remains in the U。S。 that are in coroner's offices and pauper graves that are not in any database， no hope of being matched with a missing person。 They need to be given back their names and reunited with their loved ones。 It is getting better but there are still families that wait for years and decades in the unknown as the McGonigle family did when they should have had their answer immediately。 There are still families that get denied the critical first step of having the missing person report accepted and entered into the NCIC。 And， then family DNA reference sample collected and dental and fingerprints collected， if existing is not routinely done。 Families need the system to work with them not against them。 This book stirred up so many emotions for me。 I had Frankie's car after it was found and returned to KC。 I felt him every time I got in that car。 Many tears were shed in reading this book。 Thank you to Jim for all you did to bring this story to the public。 。。。more
Annette
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True Crime and Nonfiction are not my norm at all， but something about this title got my attention so I checked it out。 It was quite an interesting read， but it was a bit of a slow start that was hard for me to get into at first until I switched my focus/perspective and the narrative changed then it got more engaging for me。Some of what's different with having read this story is that I'm used to reading fantasy and other fiction and always saying this was such a great story and I loved it， but it True Crime and Nonfiction are not my norm at all， but something about this title got my attention so I checked it out。 It was quite an interesting read， but it was a bit of a slow start that was hard for me to get into at first until I switched my focus/perspective and the narrative changed then it got more engaging for me。Some of what's different with having read this story is that I'm used to reading fantasy and other fiction and always saying this was such a great story and I loved it， but it's hard to say that about this one。 The reason it's hard to say that about this is because it's true crime and real life。 I don't think a boy in the woods being murdered and having to solve the mystery of his death and how it affects his family and others are great the same way fiction is great。 I don't love reading about murder and the pain and unresolved situations， but I do love that this mystery was solved with this particular boy's death。This is well-written and keeps you interested and invested to discover the answers along with the investigative journalist。 I found it intriguing to read about how the solution to the mystery unfolded and what it revealed about the people and the family members as they went through talking about it and figuring things out。 It is a sad and hard thing to read about those that have a hard time in life and find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and lose their life for it。 There are a few different aspects shown and talked about about how they approach things when investigating this boy， Frank's murder， first with the normal approaches and then with the unique with the psychic and those involved sharing their spiritual and other types of experiences relating to Frank and his death when they felt like they were being lead to answers or having some sort of communication sent to them by him from the other side。 The investigation and journey to find answers take on a life of its own and when they find the answers they're right where they thought they were but others had been trying to hide the answers from view。 The thing is even though they find the answers and solve the murder/death of Frank， there are still a lot of unanswered questions and unknowns。 In the end， there's always more than one victim in these kinds of situations and it's a hard thing to have to deal with and face， but Frank's family had a good outlook on things and the experience of talking through things helped them all to break down some walls and find ways to talk and work on becoming closer to one another in their family。If you're a fan of true crime and figuring out mysteries and what makes others tick or the like then make sure to take a look at this one and read it。 Thanks to NetGalley and Steerforth Press for letting me read and review this enlightening story。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Elizabeth Mellen
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Thanks to Netgalley and Steerforth Publishing for the ARC of this！ I am pretty new to true crime and had definitely never heard of this case and the premise sounded really interesting。 I liked that the author had close ties to the family of the victim and felt personally close to the case， as well as how some of the background information was shared。 Unfortunately I didn’t much care for the writing style， and when the author started bringing up visions， prophetic dreams and psychics， it kind of Thanks to Netgalley and Steerforth Publishing for the ARC of this！ I am pretty new to true crime and had definitely never heard of this case and the premise sounded really interesting。 I liked that the author had close ties to the family of the victim and felt personally close to the case， as well as how some of the background information was shared。 Unfortunately I didn’t much care for the writing style， and when the author started bringing up visions， prophetic dreams and psychics， it kind of lost me。 I’m not sure I really believe in those things， and it didn’t seem like they led to a real resolution or more evidence coming to light， just his own speculation。 By the description I assumed it would be fully solved at the end and it did not end up appearing that way to me （I know I always loved the “Unsolved Mysteries” episodes with updates at the end when I was a kid， and I was hoping for that feeling） 。。。more
Gayle Noble
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This book is the story of the author's journey to bring the case of Frank McGonigle to a close。 Frank went missing in the early eighties from Kansas City， Missouri， & it took nine years for his identity to be matched with that of a John Doe， in South Carolina。 Sadly， it seemed that Frank died within a week of leaving home but the case was unsolved for a long time。 The author knew the McGonigle family from childhood & decided to write a book about the cold case。This was a poignant read。 Frank did This book is the story of the author's journey to bring the case of Frank McGonigle to a close。 Frank went missing in the early eighties from Kansas City， Missouri， & it took nine years for his identity to be matched with that of a John Doe， in South Carolina。 Sadly， it seemed that Frank died within a week of leaving home but the case was unsolved for a long time。 The author knew the McGonigle family from childhood & decided to write a book about the cold case。This was a poignant read。 Frank didn't seem to fit in with his friends & family as a teenager/young adult， & he left home seemingly to try & make sense of his place in the world。 It is therefore so tragic that he died within a week of leaving。 The case seemingly fell through the cracks as his case file wasn't put on the national missing person's database for years & his remains were buried in a 'potter's field' in a South Carolina graveyard。 I thought it was an interesting read， but there's a big element in the second half of the book of relying on the word of an 'energy reader' （psychic） - I like to keep an open mind when it comes to these things， & much of what she said was fairly accurate。 The ending is sort of unsatisfying though as it seems we will never know the complete true story as several of those possibly involved have now died。 3。5 stars （rounded down on websites where half star ratings are not available）。My thanks to NetGalley & publishers， Steerforth， for the opportunity to read an ARC。 。。。more
Marialyce （absltmom， yaya）
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3。5 starsI believe a family never gets over the loss of a child or a sibling。 It is a tragedy that effects them for the rest of their lives。For the McGonigle family， the disappearance of their twenty six year old son， Frank， left them heartsick and always wondering。 They spent years searching for Frank a die hard Grateful Dead lover to the point of even going to concerts hoping to find him。 They continually wondered what drove their shy sensitive son to leave without a good bye。 The large Cathol 3。5 starsI believe a family never gets over the loss of a child or a sibling。 It is a tragedy that effects them for the rest of their lives。For the McGonigle family， the disappearance of their twenty six year old son， Frank， left them heartsick and always wondering。 They spent years searching for Frank a die hard Grateful Dead lover to the point of even going to concerts hoping to find him。 They continually wondered what drove their shy sensitive son to leave without a good bye。 The large Catholic family questioned themselves over the years。 They were a loud boisterous lot so the fact that Frank often felt out of it might be the cause of his unhappiness， but to not know was a torment that drove the family continually。 For journalist Jim Cosgrove， a friend of the family as well， it was a lifelong search for Frank and who the killer might be which went on for many years only to be resumed twenty-five years later。 It drove him and was always there at the back of his mind。 For some residents of Murrells Inlet。， they continued wondering who was that boy found shot dead in the woods。 It would be nine years until the answer to that question was solved。This was an interesting true story of family thrown into turmoil， questioning themselves， searching the faces of every one who resembled Frank， hoping for the best。 It was also a story of a determined storyteller， even assisted by a woman， Carol Williams， who is able to perceive and see things that others can't。It is a story of persistence of not letting go when something drives you always。Thank you to Jim Cosgrove， Steerforth， and NetGalley for a copy of this story due out April 5， 2022 。。。more
Megan Houde
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This was a quick easy read based on a true story and the disappearance of a little boy that the authors family grew up by。 A case that took place in the 80s of an unsolved murder that took place in the woods in South Carolina。 The boy had been taken 1200 miles from his home in Kansas City， Missouri and no one could identify him。。 meanwhile his parents couldn’t find him。 Jim Cosgrove’s book takes a journey of personal understanding and personal accounts。 He teams up with the missing boys brother This was a quick easy read based on a true story and the disappearance of a little boy that the authors family grew up by。 A case that took place in the 80s of an unsolved murder that took place in the woods in South Carolina。 The boy had been taken 1200 miles from his home in Kansas City， Missouri and no one could identify him。。 meanwhile his parents couldn’t find him。 Jim Cosgrove’s book takes a journey of personal understanding and personal accounts。 He teams up with the missing boys brother to go over data to dredge up information。 The McGonigile family was known for being a wealthy influential Irish immigrant and the ransom lead towards a crime boss wanting some money， but as this book explores there’s still no explanation as to why he was taken and killed。 This was an enjoyable non fiction， true crime book。 The fact that the author had some connection makes it more formal and authentic。 。。。more
thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich）
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The Case: Journalist Jim Cosgrove gives a detailed account of his decades-long investigation into the unsolved case of "boy into woods"， Frank McGonigle whose body was discovered in a wooded area at Murrells Inlet in the 1980s。 My thoughts: I have not heard of this case before and so I am glad to learn about it in this book。 Any cold case investigation is definitely not an easy one and the author did an excellent job in trying to find out what happened to Frank， a family friend from his c The Case: Journalist Jim Cosgrove gives a detailed account of his decades-long investigation into the unsolved case of "boy into woods"， Frank McGonigle whose body was discovered in a wooded area at Murrells Inlet in the 1980s。 My thoughts: I have not heard of this case before and so I am glad to learn about it in this book。 Any cold case investigation is definitely not an easy one and the author did an excellent job in trying to find out what happened to Frank， a family friend from his childhood。 We read about his interviews with Frank's family， friends， and the people living in that community， including the author's interactions with psychic or energy reader Carol。 To be honest， this part threw me off a bit。The author shares this story with compassion， care and respect and I appreciated that a lot。 But I did find the structure of the book was a bit confusing with jumpy timelines， and some parts did slow down a lot。Overall， this was a pretty quick read and if you're looking for more of a memoir kind of true crime book， this may be the one for you。Pub Date: April 5th， 2022***Thank you Steerforth for this gifted review copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more
Pamela Scott
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I like true crime so Ripple really appealed to me。 I enjoyed this book a lot。 It was simply written which isn’t a bad thing and a fairly quick read。 I’d never heard of the case before so it was all new to me。 The subject matter is handled with sensitivity。 I really enjoyed this。
Piepie
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This is one of the best true crime books I've read。 The author， Jim Cosgrove （known to many families across the globe as children's entertainer "Mr Stinky Feet"）， handles this murder case with sensitivity and respect。 You get right in the trenches with him as he interviews Frank McGonigle's family members， friends， and others in Frank's circle。 Cosgrove shares dreams and anecdotes， including his interactions with "energy reader" Carol Williams， that are weirdly uncanny。 I really appreciated how This is one of the best true crime books I've read。 The author， Jim Cosgrove （known to many families across the globe as children's entertainer "Mr Stinky Feet"）， handles this murder case with sensitivity and respect。 You get right in the trenches with him as he interviews Frank McGonigle's family members， friends， and others in Frank's circle。 Cosgrove shares dreams and anecdotes， including his interactions with "energy reader" Carol Williams， that are weirdly uncanny。 I really appreciated how peaceful and hauntingly beautiful the conclusion of this book is。 I recommend this one to any true crime aficionado， especially those interested in Kansas City crime。Many thanks to Netgalley for my e-arc。 。。。more
Sheila
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I received an ARC of， Ripple， by Jim Cosgrove。 This was an interesting book。 Who killed Frank？ That is the question this book revolves around。
Dani
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The title very accurately describes the book。 Decades later， an unsolved murder still has no explanation。 Except for theories from small town gossip and a psychic。 This book is more about the journey of grief this large family goes through- a different perspective than most true crime books。 I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quick and different read。Thank you， NetGalley for the gift copy。
Big Time Book Junkie
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True crime and mysteries are two of my favorite genres so I was definitely looking forward to reading Ripple by Jim Cosgrove。 Unfortunately， by 30% into the book， the story just didn't grab me and I ended up DNF'ing。 Please do not let this dissuade you from trying this book。 You might like it just fine。 I just think the author's style of storytelling didn't work for me。 I'm giving this book 3 stars because while it wasn't the book for me， it might be the perfect book for someone else。Thank you t True crime and mysteries are two of my favorite genres so I was definitely looking forward to reading Ripple by Jim Cosgrove。 Unfortunately， by 30% into the book， the story just didn't grab me and I ended up DNF'ing。 Please do not let this dissuade you from trying this book。 You might like it just fine。 I just think the author's style of storytelling didn't work for me。 I'm giving this book 3 stars because while it wasn't the book for me， it might be the perfect book for someone else。Thank you to the author， publisher， and Netgalley for an ARC at my request。 。。。more
Carly Rushforth
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An engrossing read！ If you love watching true crime documentaries on Netflix or listening to true crime podcasts then this book is for you。
Jessie Tyler
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Jim Cosgrove’s book， Ripple， is a true crime book about the case of “the boy in the woods。” He was eventually identified as Frank McGonigle from Kansas City， MO after many years。 Jim knew Frank’s family and decided to go to Murrells Inlet， SC in his twenties to see what he could find out about the case。 He encountered “energy reader” Carol， who helped him with the case。 In 2019， he returns to Murrells Inlet， SC to see what else he can uncover and solve the case for good。 This book did not really Jim Cosgrove’s book， Ripple， is a true crime book about the case of “the boy in the woods。” He was eventually identified as Frank McGonigle from Kansas City， MO after many years。 Jim knew Frank’s family and decided to go to Murrells Inlet， SC in his twenties to see what he could find out about the case。 He encountered “energy reader” Carol， who helped him with the case。 In 2019， he returns to Murrells Inlet， SC to see what else he can uncover and solve the case for good。 This book did not really grab my attention and it seemed like solving the case was really just info from a psychic and rumors in the neighborhood。 Thanks to Netgalley， Jim Cosgrove， and Penguin Randomhouse for the copy to review。 This book will be released on April 5， 2022。 。。。more
Heather~ Nature。books。and。coffee
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Out April 5！ Thank you to the publishe， author and netgalley for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own！ I have been wanting to read more non-fiction， especially true crime。 I thought this one sounded intriguing。 The case of Frank McGonnigles disappearance and the mystery behind his murder definitely is a subject that I thought would grab my attention。 I'm sad to say that this one just didn't work for me， although I did find certain parts Interesting。 I definit Out April 5！ Thank you to the publishe， author and netgalley for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own！ I have been wanting to read more non-fiction， especially true crime。 I thought this one sounded intriguing。 The case of Frank McGonnigles disappearance and the mystery behind his murder definitely is a subject that I thought would grab my attention。 I'm sad to say that this one just didn't work for me， although I did find certain parts Interesting。 I definitely think this was a well written book， but it was a bit too wordy for me。 I can see others enjoying this one if they're big true crime fans。 。。。more
Christina Faris
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Journalist Jim Cosgrove takes us on the journey with him as he investigates an unsolved case from the 1980s。 When Frank Mcgonigle left his family’s home， he was never heard from again。 Cosgrove took a personal interest since he knew the family and as he delves deeper into Frank’s disappearance， his friendship with the family grows。 I thought this book was very respectfully written， not only to the victim and his family but also the suspects。 Cosgrove was able to somehow show both the light and d Journalist Jim Cosgrove takes us on the journey with him as he investigates an unsolved case from the 1980s。 When Frank Mcgonigle left his family’s home， he was never heard from again。 Cosgrove took a personal interest since he knew the family and as he delves deeper into Frank’s disappearance， his friendship with the family grows。 I thought this book was very respectfully written， not only to the victim and his family but also the suspects。 Cosgrove was able to somehow show both the light and darkness in all of these people， showing how complex human beings can be， while taking the reader on a long and winding road to get to the truth。 The first part of the book was a little slow， as the groundwork was laid， but once the second part started I couldn’t put this book down。 Even the paranormal/psychic aspect that helped solve this case was fascinating and touching。 I don’t read a lot of nonfiction but I do love a good true crime story。 This book reminded me quite a bit of a true crime show that my husband and I love called “Mindhunter” - I could just see it unfolding in a similar way。 Thanks to Netgalley， Jim Cosgrove and Penguin Randomhouse for the copy to review。 This book releases April 5， 2022 and my review will also be posted to my Instagram blog books_by_the_bottle shortly。 。。。more
Josee
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Jim Cosgrove’s book Ripple is about a personal journey he took to better understand the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and murder of a family friend from his childhood。 The author’s personal account and interviews with family members and potential witnesses give the reader a touching and intimate look at a family’s grief and how their loss changed their dynamic。 Rather than a book dramatizing the thoughts and actions of a killer， Jim Cosgrove’s connection with the family and his que Jim Cosgrove’s book Ripple is about a personal journey he took to better understand the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and murder of a family friend from his childhood。 The author’s personal account and interviews with family members and potential witnesses give the reader a touching and intimate look at a family’s grief and how their loss changed their dynamic。 Rather than a book dramatizing the thoughts and actions of a killer， Jim Cosgrove’s connection with the family and his quest to find the truth is respectful and easy to follow。 The author goes into this search as a regular person， he doesn’t have special privileges or access to lawyers， but he uses his investigative skills to track down available information and living witnesses to piece together an account of what happened in the best way anyone could if they took the time that he did。 The author’s open-mindedness to spirituality gives this story a unique twist to other true crime type novels and as a Dead fan could relate to the victim， a few parts gave me goose bumps。 I recommend。 。。。more
Clairelouloves
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Very well written and authentic but for some reason the story didn’t reach out and grab me in a way that forced me to keep reading。 A sad case of a disappearance in the author’s hometown and a worthy story to tell。 However， this book just didn’t work out for me。 Thanks to Netgalley for the arc。
Josie
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Jim Cosgrove’s book Ripple is a thoughtfully written and detailed account of the life and tragic death of Frank McGonigle。 The author grew up in the same Kansas community as Frank， knew his family， and ultimately became involved in helping to uncover information about his murder。 Jim has documented this true crime narrative in a way that makes the reader feel like they are accompanying him on his journey of discovery。 His attention to detail and wonderfully evocative descriptions of people， plac Jim Cosgrove’s book Ripple is a thoughtfully written and detailed account of the life and tragic death of Frank McGonigle。 The author grew up in the same Kansas community as Frank， knew his family， and ultimately became involved in helping to uncover information about his murder。 Jim has documented this true crime narrative in a way that makes the reader feel like they are accompanying him on his journey of discovery。 His attention to detail and wonderfully evocative descriptions of people， places and the emotional aspects of his odyssey are engaging and often poignant。 The fortuitous meeting and relationship with Carol an energy reader is a fascinating and thought-provoking aspect of the story。 Jim Cosgrove shares many personal insights while navigating his investigation of Frank’s story and imparts many deep and penetrating pearls of wisdom in concluding his book。 Over the course of the many years it took to investigate and write the book， the author’s personal attitudes and mindset about the events and people surrounding Frank McGonigle’s life and death matured， and his reflections offer a sensitive and compassionate view applied to that experience and life in general。 I found this a particularly strong， unexpected， and satisfying outcome。 Ripple is a captivating and worthwhile read and I would highly recommend it to others。 Thank you to NetGalley and Steerforth Press for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Ruthy lavin
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Wow - I am totally blown away by how incredibly well written this book is。 Gripping， fascinating， haunting， riveting， compelling， emotive… I have totally been on a journey with Jim Cosgrove right the way through this story， and now I’ve reached the end of the book I feel both overwhelming sadness and joy。 What an incredibly tragic tale it is， but the determination and stoicism of this guy is so admirable。 I’m so glad that he persevered and shared the story of Frank Mcgonigle with the world。 A 4+ Wow - I am totally blown away by how incredibly well written this book is。 Gripping， fascinating， haunting， riveting， compelling， emotive… I have totally been on a journey with Jim Cosgrove right the way through this story， and now I’ve reached the end of the book I feel both overwhelming sadness and joy。 What an incredibly tragic tale it is， but the determination and stoicism of this guy is so admirable。 I’m so glad that he persevered and shared the story of Frank Mcgonigle with the world。 A 4+ star rating 💫 。。。more
Valerity （Val）
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This was a fairly quick read about a fascinating case from back in the 1980s。 It was well handled by the author with much sensitivity to the family of the victim， as the author was a family friend who grew up in that same area。 Even the paranormal aspect of this case was believably expressed， which I found quite compelling。 A well written true crime book that’s not your typical formula。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。
Ileana Renfroe
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