Quotes About Suspense

I heard them saying something about a razor—Miss Vane! What killed him?' There were no kindly words for this—not even a long, scientific, Latin name. 'His throat was cut, Mrs Weldon.' (Brutal Saxon monosyllables.)

You had decided to take the action, whatever it was."   "Yes."   "Yes. It involved perhaps a period of inaction."   "Of comparative inaction—yes."   "Of suspense, shall we say?"   "Yes—of suspense, certainly."   "Possibly

Scotland Yard! he cried.

Detective-story writers are obliged by their disagreeable profession to invent startling and unpleasant incidents and people, and are (I presume) at liberty to imagine what might happen if such incidents and people were to intrude upon the life of an innocent and well-ordered community;

Victim," said the Hon. Freddy, "victim. Me for the corpse in the library.

Riddlesdale Lodge at half-past four. Deceased

DIDLING (participal vb.) The process of trying to work out who did it when reading a whodunnit, and trying to keep your options open so that when you find out you can allow yourself to think that you knew perfectly well who it was all along.

This fact may safely be made the subject of suspense since it is of no significance whatsoever.

In order that some sense of mystery should still be preserved, no revelation will yet be made concerning whose upper arm sustains the bruise. This fact may safely be made the subject of suspense since it is of no significance whatsoever.

Raffia-wrapped bottles lurked hideously in the shadows.

Outside the door were the clear sounds of marching footsteps.

I????n adeta yüzdüÄŸü her ÅŸafak vaktinde büyülü bir olas?l?k an? vard?r. Yarat?l?? tam o s?rada nefesini tutmuÅŸtur.

The third board popped off. The opening was now big enough to squeeze through. The dogs in town were barking hysterically.

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I'm afraid so," said Pendergast. "The body, it appears, has been buttered and sugared.

Have you ever read The Hollow Man, by John Dickson Carr?

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