suspenseful
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“The Fine Art of Lying,” written with the panache of a suspenseful novel of manners, probes the machinations of the art market and a few of the murkier areas of financial management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
In a new trailer, below, “Primetime” puts a suspenseful spin on the heyday of NBC’s cultural phenomenon “To Catch a Predator.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett co-star in what looks to be a fun, suspenseful romp.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
All this competence puts us in a strange state — a suspenseful trance — in which you feel on edge while also relaxing into the idea that the characters have things under control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
The Tuscaloosa News reported later that the governor “squeezed every suspenseful moment of drama from the occasion.”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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