The idea is to keep the readers in a permanent state of ..... so that they never know what's going to happen next. (*) suspense (*) suspension (*) suspending (*) suspenders
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://english.best/questions/4027,the-idea-is-to-keep-the-readers-in-a-permanent-state-of-___-so-that-they-never-know-whats-going-to-happen-next/