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 �As 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 �Business is war� takes on a terrifying reality. �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 Daily News �The action in Rising Sun unfolds at a breathless pace.��Business Week