Maud O’Connor Mysteries: Book 3
Publication Date: February 24, 2026
From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a hair-raising locked-room thriller about a group of old university friends with a killer in their midst.
Old friends, new secrets, one deadly reunion.
Tyler Green, convicted of murdering his friend Leo at a student house party in 1993, has been released after almost three decades in prison. He has always protested his innocence.
On a warm evening in London, Tyler summons eight of his university friends who were present on that fateful night. Is it just a reunion – or something else? With wine—and accusations— flowing liberally, the reunion descends into violent chaos, and one friend will end the night with their throat slit in the upstairs bedroom…the same way that Leo’s was in 1993.
When Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor gets called to investigate, she has her own doubts about Tyler’s guilt, despite what his old friends, the rest of the Metropolitan Police Force, and even the Home Secretary would like her to believe….
After almost three decades behind bars, Tyler Green seeks closure through a reunion with his former friends.
AuthorNicci French delivers a psychological thriller packed with dysfunctional characters in What Happened That Night.
Tyler’s conviction of murdering a fellow friend at a party they all attended served as an explosive catalyst for the once close-knit group. Getting them back together for a reunion opens the door for the author to weave in a masterful “whodunit.”
Before the night is over, one of the guests will be dead. While police brass push Tyler as a suspect, Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor unravels the evening’s events. In the process of nailing down statements from the five women and four men, it appears everyone has a motive.
The events of the past, coupled with the reunion, lead to a shocking conclusion as the determined detective discovers What Happened That Night.
Nicci French is the pseudonym of English wife-and-husband team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Their acclaimed novels of psychological suspense have sold more than sixteen million copies around the world.
