The Proving Ground

A Lincoln Lawyer Novel

De: Michael Connelly

Narrado por: Peter Giles

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.

Mickey Haller...

I’ve been waiting for The Proving Ground for months, and it’s everything I hoped for. Michael Connelly continues to elevate the Lincoln Lawyer series with sharp dialogue, layered moral questions and the ever-charismatic Mickey Haller.

I’ve never managed to connect with Bosch, though I’ve tried. Haller, on the other hand, is magnetic—a man who walks the line between cynicism and integrity with unsteady grace. Mickey's courtroom will always be one of the most captivating arenas where justice and humanity collide.

Disclosure: This review was written in part by A.I., which I use every day in my job as a legal editor. ;)

A dynamic fusion of Law & Tech!!!

Another winner with this one! Love the Lincoln lawyer series, and just when I thought it couldn’t get any better it does! Kudos!

Never disappointed by Michael Connelly

I preordered this book in anticipation of another interesting listen and was not disappointed. Michael Connelly and his Lincoln Lawyer series remains in my favorite list. I hope this also turn into another show!

Current and insightful storytelling by Michael Connelly. Enjoying the Lincoln Lawyers character development.

I enjoy the personal interactions between the Mickey Maggie Lorna and Cisco. Adding in a great character like McEvoy from another Connelly book series is fun! This is a great legal case and all the elements of discovery makes a story I will listen to a couple of times to make sure I didn’t miss a thing! The narration by Peter Giles is excellent 😀. He has so many voices and is one of my favorite narrators. Michael Connelly accurately weaves factual events into the story with his description of the recent devastating fire storm. Can’t wait for the next one.

Another exciting ride with Mickey Haller

This time Mickey is in civil court fighting a Silicon Valley darling! Somehow Connelly turns in yet another compelling legal thriller that shows the best side of our favorite attorney. He’s human and superhuman at the same time. I can’t wait for the next book!