β Scribed by Michael Crichton
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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
*βAs well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.ββThe New York Times Book Review _
On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto tower in downtown Los Angelesβthe new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerateβa 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 prizeβand in which the Japanese saying βBusiness is warβ takes on a terrifying reality.
βA grand maze of plot twists . . . Crichtonβs 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.ββNew York *Daily News_** _
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**βThe action in Rising Sun unfolds at a breathless pace.ββ Business Week ___
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