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Describe the events in the story that were used to build suspense in lamb to the slaughter

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Mary kills her husband with a frozen lamb leg, creates a believable alibi and covers her tracks. Dahl uses predictable behavior and brief dialogue to create suspenseful undertones and emotional tension.

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