Part of The Lincoln Lawyer, book 8
First published 2025
Mickey Haller steps away from criminal defense to file his first civil lawsuit. A tech company's artificial intelligence chatbot convinced a sixteen year old boy to murder his former girlfriend. Haller believes the corporation understood the lethal potential of their technology. He partners with journalist Jack McEvoy, who grasps the scope of the technological revolution ahead. Together they locate a company insider willing to expose the truth. The tech executives deploy money and intimidation to escape accountability. Haller faces a courtroom fight that could determine whether artificial intelligence remains unregulated. Billions of dollars hang in the balance. More importantly, the lives of future users depend on the outcome of this unprecedented legal battle.
Genres: science-fiction, contemporary, action, mystery-thriller, artificial-intelligence, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
400 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence