And perhaps, since the book opens with a death, there's no room for real suspense.

It could be said that the villains are never quite villainous enough to generate real suspense.

The only real suspense in the film is when Reggie will be killed and which character will have the honor.

After all, there is no real suspense about what happened.

The only real suspense is who will get Peggy's astonishing collection after her death.

Normally that would undermine any real suspense such a plot line could create.

The real suspense here is whether this man will ever be roused from his almost sociopathic numbness.

The only real suspense there comes from Anaheim and Winnipeg.

The real suspense is whether he will make it through this season.

The only real suspense has to do with how the Senate will get to confirming that obvious verdict.