<b>From the author of <i>Jurassic Park, Timeline</i>, and <i>Sphere</i> comes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>“As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.”—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br>  <br> 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.<br>  <br> On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered.<br>  <br> 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 “Business is war” takes on a terrifying reality.<br> <b> </b><br> <b>“A 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 <i>Daily News</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br><b>“The action in <i>Rising Sun</i> unfolds at a breathless pace.”—<i>Business Week</i></b>