There’s something striking about Tim Wynne-Jones’ writing that I find intriguing. He writes subject matter that I would normally have no interest in whatsoever, but somehow his prose is so elegant and atmospheric that I’m engaged from beginning to end.
Admittedly, I’ve only read one other of his books: The Uninvited, which I really quite liked, so it was no surprise when I thoroughly enjoyed Blink & Caution.
It tells the story of two teens who have run away from home (separately, they don’t know each other at the beginning of the story) and have been living on the streets for a number of months.
‘Blink’, as he has named himself, goes into a hotel to scavenge food left out in the hallways, leftover room service, and witnesses something that will lead him into more trouble than he would have imagined.
‘Caution’, as she has named herself, sees her life on the streets as an extended death sentence for the horrible thing that she did.
There seems to be no hope for either of them until they meet each other and decide to work together to get to the bottom of the mystery that’s in the newspapers across the country, the mystery that Blink has witnessed a key part of.
I wish I had been marking the quotes I like throughout this book (like I usually do) because some of his similes and metaphors were surprising and beautiful. If there’s one thing I get sick of in books, it’s clichéd descriptions.
So if you’re after an absorbing crime thriller, that doesn't get too heavy but is full-on enough to keep it interesting, I can recommend Blink & Caution.
And I know I’ll be hanging out for Tim Wynne-Jones’ next book and (when I have time!) looking into his others as well.
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