Hallowed Ground — Margaret James

In 1984, Alex Colborn and Helen Tremain were contemporaries: graduates from the same college course, and following a similar career. And Alex was also in love. Renting a decrepit, about-to-be demolished Jacobean townhouse, they intended to begin a new life together. What they hadn't bargained on, however, was the obsessive and violent jealousy of Helen's ex-boyfriend, Thomas Stenton. Now, years later, Alex and Helen have not spoken since they lost touch after the last time Thomas came to the house. But the consequences of Alex's past actions lie buried on a site of national heritage...