1. suspense
Don't keep us in suspense! What happened?
Don't keep me in suspense.
He loves films about disasters as there is a lot of suspense surrounding the main characters and what is going to happen to them.
Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me what happened!
the reader is kept in suspense
What's your answer then? Don't keep me in suspense.
There’s more suspense when you have to wait a week for the next episode.