# The Proving Ground

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- Book: [The Proving Ground](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-connelly/the-proving-ground) ([The Proving Ground.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-connelly/the-proving-ground.md))
- Authors: [Michael Connely](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-connelly), [Peter Giles](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-giles)
- Publisher: Orion
- ISBN: 978-13-9871-907-1
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2025-10-21
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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.