An extremely prolific author, Michael Connelly has published more than 40 books. 

He’s created in-depth universes surrounding well-known characters like Mickey Haller in the Lincoln Lawyer and Harry Bosch, who’s appeared in 24 of Connelly’s novels.  

His universes continue to grow with a new addition to the Lincoln Lawyer series, ‘The Proving Ground’, which sees Haller team up with a journalist to take on big tech, AI, and uncover a whistleblower in hiding, all with billions on the line. 

Connelly professes to be a fan of technological innovation, exploring things like the internet, DNA analytics, and data storage in previous novels. 

“AI was kinda like, primed for me.” 

“For every great discovery and invention, and move forward with technology, there’s always somebody out there who is looking to turn it against is,” Connelly told Jack Tame. 

“And there were a couple of cases that really caught my eye, that made me, you know, say, yeah I know AI is gonna change the world for the better, but are we moving too fast?” 

Every week there’s some new development with AI, whether it's a new problem, a new use, or a new integration into an already existing platform. 

“The Proving Ground is an exploration of it,” he says. 

“I don’t wanna say it’s didactic, or tells anyone how to think, but it does, you know, maybe raise a flag and say, ‘take a look at this.’” 

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