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Victoria Cross, The

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A housemaster at a British public school is being blackmailed by a bully and a cheat. Then, the bully is found murdered.

A teacher at a fancy British boarding school gets threatened by a troublemaker who also cheats. Later, someone kills the troublemaker.

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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