The Proving Ground: The Brand New Blockbuster Lincoln Lawyer Thriller
Oct 2025 · Hachette UK
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Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves criminal court behind for his first civil lawsuit. But to him, this is still a murder trial.
An AI company's chatbot encouraged a sixteen-year-old boy to kill his ex-girlfriend. Can Haller prove the company knew the dangers of its own creation?
To do so, he turns to Jack McEvoy - a journalist who knows how powerful the coming wave will be - and together they soon uncover a whistleblower in hiding.
As the tech titans try to buy or bully their way out, the scale of their courtroom battle before them becomes clear. Because billions are at stake - along with countless lives - in an all or nothing case, which could change everything...
From the author of the books behind the #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, and #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard.
*****
PRAISE FOR MICHAEL CONNELLY & THE LINCOLN LAYWER THRILLERS:
'An incredible writer' RICHARD OSMAN
'The Lincoln Lawyer series keeps getting better' WASHINGTON POST
'A superb natural storyteller' LEE CHILD
'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' IAN RANKIN
'Mickey Haller is a worthy colleague of Atticus Finch' LOS ANGELES TIMES
'A master of the genre' STEPHEN KING
'A terrific writer' THE TIMES
'A powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction' MICK HERRON
'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' GUARDIAN
'Nobody writes a better modern thriller' EVENING STANDARD
'One of the world's greatest crime writers' DAILY MAIL
'The master of modern crime fiction' EXPRESS
An AI company's chatbot encouraged a sixteen-year-old boy to kill his ex-girlfriend. Can Haller prove the company knew the dangers of its own creation?
To do so, he turns to Jack McEvoy - a journalist who knows how powerful the coming wave will be - and together they soon uncover a whistleblower in hiding.
As the tech titans try to buy or bully their way out, the scale of their courtroom battle before them becomes clear. Because billions are at stake - along with countless lives - in an all or nothing case, which could change everything...
From the author of the books behind the #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, and #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard.
*****
PRAISE FOR MICHAEL CONNELLY & THE LINCOLN LAYWER THRILLERS:
'An incredible writer' RICHARD OSMAN
'The Lincoln Lawyer series keeps getting better' WASHINGTON POST
'A superb natural storyteller' LEE CHILD
'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' IAN RANKIN
'Mickey Haller is a worthy colleague of Atticus Finch' LOS ANGELES TIMES
'A master of the genre' STEPHEN KING
'A terrific writer' THE TIMES
'A powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction' MICK HERRON
'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' GUARDIAN
'Nobody writes a better modern thriller' EVENING STANDARD
'One of the world's greatest crime writers' DAILY MAIL
'The master of modern crime fiction' EXPRESS
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Veronica Baxter
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October 25, 2025
wow! With AI and its troubling effects on my education-related workplace, this book had me riveted. As different types of courtcases proliferate on AI it will be interesting to see what future generations make of this story and its kind. The book is a great blend of human interest story, political extremism, corporate greed, and courtroom drama. I want more meat on the bones of Haller and his team's characters.
Sharon Trew
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October 31, 2025
the subject was chilling..the story well told.
About the author
MICHAEL CONNELLY is the author of forty previous novels, among them the Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers Nightshade, The Waiting, and Resurrection Walk. 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.
A former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels, Connelly is the executive producer of four television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Ballard. He spends his time in California and Florida.
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