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Opened Ground: The St Jude’s Hauntings

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St Jude's is a small church in an English village, deconsecrated, and waiting for someone to claim it now that the Christian community has declared it to be obsolete. Like all old churches, it has been a place of mourning, and many people lie buried within its curtilage. Some do not rest in peace. Famous among the unhappy souls is a child murdered in the Middle Ages—the church has been there since the Normans invaded England. His death was blamed on local Jewry with terrible consequences. Now there is a storm and a washing away of many years of tradition to reveal what lies beneath: ancient stones and older customs. A small group of archaeologists are invited to explore the church and its history. They should remember that St Jude is the patron saint of hopeless causes.

Opened Ground is a ghost story flavoured by the history of this land. It is a story rooted in tragedy and ambition from a time when superstition governed behavior. It is a murder story from the past and a thriller for the present.

©2021 Victoria Ann Fox (P)2025 Victoria Ann Fox Fantasy Historical Fiction Crime
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Such a good story. The characters are well conceived with believable personalities. The amount of history given within the book blended seamlessly into the fictional narrative without it feeling fact heavy.

I listened to it in one go!

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Opened Ground is a fascinating book filled with great historical moments and a plethora of mystery. The narrator did a lovely job of bringing the book to audio life. I quite enjoyed this one.

Fascinating and Great HiStory

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Really good book. Enjoyed the suspense of ghostly parts v modern day time. Interesting historically. Vicky Fox must have done a lot of historic research for this book. Thoroughly enjoyed

Great historic story

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Really liked the historical detail. The level of research was phenomenal and it really added colour and texture to the text. I felt like I learnt a lot about many areas of history relevant to the plot.

The plot had many twists and turns that kept me gripped

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Clear narration. Characters well drawn. Interesting subject, Sometimes complicated to follow but worth the concentration.

Horror

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