The Proving Ground
- Published
- 21 October 2025
- Pages
- 398
- ISBN-13
- 9780316563826
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Proving Ground, written by Michael Connelly, is number 8 in The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller) series, published on October 21, 2025. It is currently the newest book in the series. It runs 398 pages.
Key facts about The Proving Ground
Michael Connelly wrote The Proving Ground, a novel on our list. It has been out since 21 October 2025. The book has 398 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316563826 to find the main one.
The Proving Ground is book 8 of 8 in The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller) series. The series has 8 published books. However, the series starts with The Lincoln Lawyer (2005). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Michael Connelly writes Harry Bosch, Jack McEvoy and Renee Ballard, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our crime and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Ironwood is the latest published Michael Connelly book on file, from 19 May 2026.
About Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly is one of the defining American crime novelists of the past three decades, best known for the Harry Bosch series — LAPD detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, a Vietnam veteran and obsessive investigator whose personal code often puts him at odds with department politics. See every Michael Connelly book in order.
Its place in The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller)
The Proving Ground is book 8 in the The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller) series. It follows Resurrection Walk. See the full The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller) reading order.
Mickey Haller is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who works out of the back seat of a chauffeured Lincoln Town Car, hustling between courthouses from Van Nuys to Compton. The son of a famous defense lawyer he barely knew — and half-brother, as the series reveals, of LAPD detective Harry Bosch — Haller is a self-described legal gunslinger: cynical about the system, devoted to working its angles, and haunted by the defense attorney's nightmare of failing to recognize a truly innocent client. Around him…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316563826