Gunning manipulates the audience’s interpretation of the characters in “The Third Floor Flat” to create suspense. Donovan is shown discovering the body. The close-up of his shocked face and startling soundtrack encourages the audience to believe his innocence. The discovery that he is indeed the murderer creates a whole new feeling of confusion.
Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Red Headed League” engages the reader through the art of suspense. The story focuses primarily on Homes’ investigation of Mr Wilson’s story. The plot structure quickly establishes the orientation and complication allowing the story to focus on building rising action and as a result suspense. “The Red Headed League” engages the reader through suspense allowing the story to build to a final climax at which point the reader discovers the reasoning