suspense

As in most — all? — detective fiction, one case reveals another; suspense springs from never knowing exactly where we’re headed.

Trump’s announcement ends the suspense that built since The Washington Post reported on 16 November that Bhattacharya was a top contender for the NIH post.

After several failed attempts at suspense novels, Bradford stopped and took stock.

It’s disputed history, for one thing, which means it unnecessarily slathers genre suspense on an already overwrought, cookie-cutter and ideologically ultra-confident biography.

Fear, suspense, terror — those aren’t really on the menu at one of these installments.