Jim Cosgrove

Jim Cosgrove learned the art of story-telling as the youngest of eight children in a large, extended Irish-Catholic family. More than 26 years ago, while working as a feature writer for the Albuquerque Journal, he picked up the trail of a cold case involving the disappearance of a family friend, Frank McGonigle, a loveable, hapless Grateful Dead fan who left his Kansas City home in 1982 and never returned. RIPPLE is the culmination of this long, strange journey and Cosgrove's first true-crime book.

Cosgrove is a nationally recognized, award-winning children’s entertainer known by young fans as Mr. Stinky Feet. He is also the author of three children’s books and EVERYBODY GETS STINKY FEET, a collection of essays from his time as a parenting columnist for The Kansas City Star.

He lives near Kansas City with his wife, Jeni, their two daughters, and a handsome rescued mutt.