On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Richard Lawson wrote:

Less is more, and suspense is everything.  Go with the flashbacks.  It's
harder to write and make work, sure, but the effect will be a lot
better.

I agree. I use flashbacks extensively in my own stories. The story will be
much better that way because of the 'things not said' effect. By running
parallel 'present/flashback' where both lead to the climax of the story
simultaneously for the reader you can get an extremely powerful effect.

-- 
Benjamin Franz