She doesn’t talk much. That doesn’t mean she has nothing to say.

Wren Alcott is the kind of girl people forget is in the room. The second daughter of a minor baron, she’s been dragged to a glamorous house party by her marriage-obsessed mother and deposited among society’s finest—none of whom can remember her name.

She doesn’t dance well. She doesn’t flirt. When spoken to, she responds in as few words as possible, which has led most of polite society to one conclusion: the Alcott girl is, to put it delicately, dumb.

But Wren isn’t dumb. She’s watching.

When the powerful Lord Ashworth turns up dead at Blackthorn Manor, the bumbling local magistrate is quick to arrest the wrong man. And the right man—charming, kind, heroic Captain Whitfield—is quick to make sure no one looks too closely.

No one, that is, except the dumb girl in the corner. The one with the notebook. The one who notices everything. The one nobody ever thinks to lie to, because they forget she’s there.

Armed with nothing but a sharp eye, a loyal maid, and a brain that everyone underestimates, Wren must untangle a web of blackmail, betrayal, and bitter almonds before the killer strikes again—and before the only people who believe her are silenced for good.

Four suitors. One murder. And the quietest girl in England is about to become the most dangerous.

Dumb Girl is a cozy Regency mystery with a sharp-witted wallflower heroine, a cast of suspects who all have something to hide, and a voice that readers of Bridgerton, Enola Holmes, and Deanna Raybourn won’t be able to put down.

Perfect for fans of: Julia Quinn, Enola Holmes, Deanna Raybourn’s Veronica Speedwell series, cozy historical mysteries, and anyone who’s ever been told to smile more.