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The Proving Ground - (Lincoln Lawyer Novel) by Michael Connelly - 1 of 1

The Proving Ground - (Lincoln Lawyer Novel) by Michael Connelly (Hardcover)

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  • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.
  • About the Author: Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-nine previous novels, including New York Times bestsellers The Waiting, Resurrection Walk, and Desert Star.
  • 400 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
  • Series Name: Lincoln Lawyer Novel

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.

Following his "resurrection walk" and need for a new direction, Mickey Haller turns to public interest litigation, filing a civil lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company whose chatbot told a sixteen-year-old boy that it was okay for him to kill his ex-girlfriend for her disloyalty.

Representing the victim's family, Mickey's case explores the mostly unregulated and exploding AI business and the lack of training guardrails. Along the way he joins up with a journalist named Jack McEvoy, who wants to be a fly on the wall during the trial in order to write a book about it. But Mickey puts him to work going through the mountain of printed discovery materials in the case. McEvoy's digging ultimate delivers the key witness, a whistleblower who has been too afraid to speak up. The case is fraught with danger because billions are at stake.

It is said that machines became smarter than humans on the day in 1997 that IBM's Deep Blue defeated chess master Garry Kasparov with a gambit called "the knight's sacrifice." Haller will take a similar gambit in court to defeat the mega forces of the AI industry lined up against him and his clients.



About the Author



Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-nine previous novels, including New York Times bestsellers The Waiting, Resurrection Walk, and Desert Star. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, and the Renée Ballard series, have sold more than eighty-nine million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of three television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, and The Lincoln Lawyer. He spends his time in California and Florida.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.5 (H) x 6.25 (W) x 1.25 (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Series Title: Lincoln Lawyer Novel
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
Author: Michael Connelly
Theme: Crime
Language: English
Street Date: October 21, 2025
TCIN: 1002586704
UPC: 9780316563826
Item Number (DPCI): 059-01-8057
Origin: Made in the USA
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