suspense novel
1suspense — 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… …
2novel — 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… …
3suspense — [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… …
4Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …
5novel — 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; <… …
6suspense — 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 > …
7City of the Sun (novel) — City of the Sun   Relentless suspense. Harlan Coben …
8Midnight Rain (novel) — For the album, see Midnight Rain. Midnight Rain   Author(s) Holly Lisle …
9The Chamber (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Chamber title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Grisham cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Legal thriller novel publisher = Doubleday release date = 1994 media type …
10Skinny Dip (novel) — infobox Book | name = Skinny Dip title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Carl Hiaasen cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Alfred A. Knopf release date = 2004… …