The phrase "great suspense" refers to a feeling of excitement and anticipation, usually caused by not knowing what will happen next in a story or event. Full definition
Books allow for slower character development, and thus greater suspense. (treehugger.com)
During the moments of greatest suspense, activity in the frontal parietal brain regions, which are devoted to orchestrating attention, flared up in healthy participants and became increasingly intense until the end of the film, when the boy nearly hits the family maid with a real bullet. (sciencemag.org)