suspense novel

collocation in English

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suspense
noun[U]
uk
/səˈspens/us
/səˈspens/
the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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(Definition ofsuspenseandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a supernatural/suspensenovelwhich tells the story of a girl with a psychic gift.
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She submitted the manuscript, a romanticsuspensenovel, at the urging of her mother and was surprised when it was quickly purchased.
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This book is categorized as asuspensenovelfor young adults.
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It is a supernatural/suspensenoveland is the only gothic fiction she has written so far.
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Berry also has onesuspensenovelto her credit.
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Since 1980, they have written over 50 historical/romantic suspense novels.
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There is some overlap with thriller or suspense novels and authors in those genres may consider themselves mystery novelists.
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From 1972 to 1987, she wrote nine stand-alone suspense novels and mysteries which had only modest success.
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In the early 1990s the pair completed three contemporary romantic suspense novels.
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She writes mainstream fiction including mysteries, thrillers and suspense novels.
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She has devoted much of her writing to mystery and suspense novels for children.
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Romantic suspense novels tend to have more clean language, without the emotional, intimate descriptions often used in more traditional romances.
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Like all romances, romantic suspense novels must place the development of a relationship between the protagonists at the heart of the story.
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Maxwell's early works, published under her own name, were mystery suspense novels.
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