How Does Roald Dahl Create Suspense In The Landlady

In the short story “The Landlady,” the author, Roald Dahl, created suspense through the dialogue, character actions, and his choice of words when describing scenery or thoughts. The author immediately introduces suspense into the story when he writes in the first paragraph, “The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.” This choice of words seem very foreboding and signal that death is about and that this story will not be a happy one. Once Billy enters the B&B, he tells the Landlady, “I would very much like to stay here,” to which she responds with, “I knew you would.” This choice of words in the dialogue is made to make the reader think, specifically about whether she somehow knew Billy would be coming