{"product_id":"the-proving-ground-a-lincoln-lawyer-novel-lincoln-lawyer-novel-8","title":"The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel (Lincoln Lawyer Novel #8)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of forty previous novels, among them \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \n\u003ci\u003eNightshade, The Waiting, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Resurrection Walk\u003c\/i\u003e. 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: \n\u003ci\u003eBosch, Bosch: Legacy, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Lawyer, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eBallard. \u003c\/i\u003eHe spends his time in California and Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A Mickey Haller novel has truly become a literary event.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookTrib\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"No plaintiff could ask for a more devoted champion than Mickey....The Lincoln Lawyer may have embraced a higher idealism, but he hasn't abandoned his cutthroat tactics.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Engrossing... \n\u003ci\u003eThe Proving Ground\u003c\/i\u003e moves briskly as devious attorneys, shadowy surveillance teams, witness intimidation and suspense fuel the plot.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Proving Grounds \u003c\/i\u003eseems so ripped from the headlines it feels as if [Connelly's] writing it as you read it...Connelly keeps the tension and the stakes rising in this all-too-plausible story of the power and perils of AI.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The return of Mickey Haller, aka the Lincoln Lawyer, is always something to celebrate. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Proving Ground \u003c\/i\u003eis a triumph and brilliantly takes on very real topics that threaten society today.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Reporter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/18\/2025 (EAN 9780316563826, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780316563826, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496052588822,"sku":"9780316563826","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780316563826.jpg?v=1783051864","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-proving-ground-a-lincoln-lawyer-novel-lincoln-lawyer-novel-8","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}