Finding Mr Flood - Ciara Geraghty (2011)

Dara Flood's older sister, Angel, needs a liver transplant - and perhaps her last hope is their father, who walked out on the family just before Dara was born. So Dara, who works at a dog pound, teams up with private detective Stanley to find Mr Flood. This touching novel highlights the anguish of those waiting for a transplant. One phone call can mean so much to these families. With Geraghty's flair as a natural storyteller, this novel has well-fleshed-out main characters and an engaging supporting cast from the reclusive elderly neighbour to Stanley's macho policemen brothers. Offering a different take on looking for a "perfect match", this captivated from the very first page.

From Ciara Geraghty comes her third novel Finding Mr. Flood, about a woman looking for a perfect match. The summary says: "Dara Flood is good at certain things: like, her job in the local dog shelter; hiding her cigarette habit from her mother and her sister Angel; and avoiding difficult decisions like deciding what to do with her life. Private investigator Stanley Flinter is also good at certain things: like, finding cats and stray husbands; and pretending that he's happy for his brother who has just had a baby with Cora, the only woman Stanley has ever loved. But Stanley is also good at knowing when people need him so when Dara Flood walks into his office trying to find the father who left the week before she was born, he accepts the job. Even though he knows full well that you can never find a person who doesn't want to be found. But Dara is desperate. Her sister Angel needs her help and Mr Flood is their last hope. As Stanley and Dara set out to find Mr Flood, they discover some things along the way: like, maybe Cora wasn't the one for Stanley after all. And perhaps Dara, unknown to herself, is good at other things, like making people happy and being herself. But will it be in time to save Angel?" Finding Mr. Flood is out in January.

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