I just finished reading Michael Connelly's lasted novel, The Proving Ground, the 8th book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Mickey Haller, a criminal lawyer famous for working out a Lincoln Continental instead of an office, has decided to give up criminal law to handle civil cases. He now works out of the garage where he once housed his Lincolns and takes the case of a woman suing an artificial intelligence company whose chatbot told a sixteen-year-old boy it was okay to kill his ex-girlfriend, the woman's daughter. The company in question hopes to be bought by a major player in social media, which means billions are on the line, and it will do anything to make the case go away. This is a pretty good story which keeps your attention and is worth reading, although I wish Connelly would turn out another Renee Ballard/Harry Bosch open unsolved crime novel one of these days. The Harry Bosch series is what made him famous, and I have heard rumors that Connelly is considering killing Harry off, since he is now in his 70s, which Connelly seems to think is too old for a detective. Connelly, by the way, will be turning 70 himself this July 21st. Just sayin'.
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