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FinnZ [79.3K]
2 years ago
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He deliberately looked them over, wondering which of the forty-one pairs of eyes staring back at his belonged to Joey Buell, How

ard Ruffo, and David Strager. He should have asked Louise Carpenter to describe them. Now it was too late. Or was it?
—"Object Lesson,"
Ellery Queen

What technique does the author use to create suspense in the passage?


cliffhanger

When is the technique used?
English
1 answer:
IRINA_888 [86]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

It makes the reader feel confident that Ellery has narrowed down the suspects who may have committed the crime and will proceed to find one of them guilty.

Explanation:

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