We were lucky to get the chance to sit down with Michael and ask him a few questions about the inspiration behind his new book. Hi Michael! Thank you so much for speaking with us. First up, would you mind telling us a bit about  The Proving Ground ? MC: In this book, Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, pivots and moves into civil court where he files a lawsuit against an AI company and there are billions of dollars at stake. So, it’s a David and Goliath story, which is where I

Read an extract from The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly. To some it’s a stage. A place where carefully choreographed drama takes place. To others, a chess match with moves designed and practiced weeks and sometimes months in advance. Where nothing is left to chance. Where the wrong moves have grave consequences and finality. Where the recruited audience sits in silent judgment with their hidden biases and contempt. I have never thought of it that way. To me it’s the Octag

Can justice survive the age of the machine? The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly. The Lincoln Lawyer’s back. From 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. Mickey Haller has moved from criminal to civil court, but murder remains in his sights—in particular, the case of a chatbot encouraging the killing of a teenage girl. Mickey files a civil lawsui

No. 1 internationally bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces Detective Stilwell: a determined cop on a purgatory beat in paradise. Detective Stilwell of the Los Angeles County Sherriff's department has been exiled. Once he manned a mainland homicide desk; now internal politics have relegated him to a low-key post, policing rustic Catalina Island. He's beginning to think he could get used to it. It's all business as usual in his new territory, following up drunk-and-di