Suspense

Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion felt as part of the situation. In the kind of suspense described by film director Alfred Hitchcock, an audience experiences suspense when they expect something bad to happen and have (or believe they have) a superior perspective on events in the drama's hierarch ...more

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    Cold Vengeance (Ryland & St. Clair, #3)

    Release date: Jul 16, 2024
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  • Recollection by Jeremiah Beck
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    Release date: Aug 23, 2023
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    Release date: May 28, 2024
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