novel of suspense
1suspense — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from suspendre Date: 15th century 1. the state of being suspended ; suspension 2. a. mental uncertainty ; anxiety b. pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome < a novel of suspense > …
2suspense — [sə spens′] n. [ME < MFr suspens, suspense, delay, deferring < ML suspensum < L suspensus, suspended, uncertain, lit., hung up, pp. of suspendere, to SUSPEND] 1. the state of being undecided or undetermined 2. a state of usually anxious… …
3Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …
4novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
5suspense — sus|pense [səˈspens] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: suspendre; SUSPEND] a feeling of excitement or anxiety when you do not know what will happen next →↑tension in suspense ▪ They kept us in suspense for over two hours. ▪ Come on… …
6novel — I n 1. narrative, story, tale, account, history, chronicle, saga, yarn; fiction, romance, Fr. roman; drama, adventure, mystery, detective novel or fiction, Inf. whodunit, thriller, suspense novel, spy novel, intrigue, science fiction, Sl. sci fi… …
7Harmful Intent (novel) — infobox Book | name = Harmful Intent title orig = translator = image caption = author = Robin Cook illustrator = cover artist = Chris Moore country = United States language = English series = genre = Thriller, Novel publisher = G.P.Putnam s Sons …
8Atomsk (novel) — Atomsk , first published in 1949, is a Cold War spy novel by Carmichael Smith , one of several pseudonyms used by Paul Linebarger, who wrote fiction most prolifically as Cordwainer Smith. Linebarger s third published novel, it has long been out… …
9Bump in the Night (novel) — infobox Book | name = Bump in the Night title orig = translator = image caption = 1st edition cover author = Isabelle Holland cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Doubleday release date =… …
10Romance novel — For classical Romance novels, see Romanticism. Jane Austen was a pioneer of the genre. A 19th century illustration from Sense and Sensibility. The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English speaking… …
