Book review: Poignant tale centred on the perils of AI

In Michael Connelly’s latest, Mickey Haller is representing the mother of a teenage girl murdered by her ex-boyfriend who claims he was encouraged to do so by a chatbot
Book review: Poignant tale centred on the perils of AI

Michael Connelly does something unusualin 'The Proving Ground', he links his different series together, sometimes by cameo visits — in this case Harry Bosch, and past characters from previous Lincoln Lawyer books appear. File picture: Katherine K Westerman/ PA

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 - 01:00
Tina Neylon

  • The Proving Ground 
  • Michael Connelly 
  • Orion, €16.99 

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