Rising Sun: A Novel;

From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.
 
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
€œAs well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.€€"The New York Times Book Review
 
On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto tower in downtown Los Angeles€"the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate€"a grand opening celebration is in full swing.
 
On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered.
 
The investigation immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue, a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize€"and in which the Japanese saying €œBusiness is war€ takes on a terrifying reality.
 
€œA grand maze of plot twists . . . Crichton€s gift for spinning a timely yarn is going to be enough, once again, to serve a current tenant of the bestseller list with an eviction notice.€€"New York Daily News
 
€œThe action in Rising Sun unfolds at a breathless pace.€€"Business Week