Debut Novel · Releasing December 2026

Not a Good
Mother

NOT A GOOD MOTHER is a fresh, twisty, page-turning thriller that explores the pressures of cultural duty and misogyny and the isolation of motherhood on a recent immigrant — a woman whose child is abducted from a park and who will do anything to get her back, only to discover that there’s more to the kidnapping than she ever could have imagined.

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A pulse-pounding thriller that explores the isolation and expectations of motherhood through the unique lens of a new Canadian.

Robyn Harding

International bestselling author of Strangers in the Villa

A knockout debut thriller that'll make your heart sit in your throat.

Hannah Mary McKinnon

Internationally bestselling author of A Killer Motive

The twists and ticking-clock tension make it a read-in-a-day thriller.

Karma Brown

#1 international bestselling author of Mother is Watching

Keeps you on the edge of your seat in a race to find a kidnapped baby. An intricate and truly stunning debut.

Ashley Tate

Bestselling author of Twenty-Seven Minutes

An edge-of-your-seat thriller while at the same time highlighting how isolating new motherhood can be.

Jessica Hamilton

Author of the highly anticipated novel The Woods

Meet the Author

Karabi
George

Originally from India, I now live just outside Toronto with my husband and two kids. I hold a Creative Writing certificate from the University of British Columbia. I also work in corporate strategy, and enjoy reading, organizing book clubs, volunteering and traveling.

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Not a Good
Mother

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George