Murder Off Key

A man can't stand the horrible singing of the obnoxious lady next door, nor her yipping poodle. The dog soon disappears...and the woman is soon strangled! That's Verna Felton mangling, "Roses Of Picardy."

Suspense is a state of anxiety or excitement caused by mysteriousness, uncertainty, doubt, or undecidedness. In a narrative work, suspense is the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict, particularly as it affects a character for whom the audience feels sympathy. However, suspense is not exclusive to narratives.

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