Rising Sun Av Michael Crichton

<p>On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L. A. a grand opening celebration is in full swing at the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate. On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful woman is discovered. The investigation immediately becomes a thrilling 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 the Japanese saying ''business is war'' takes on a terrifying reality.<br><br><i><b>Rising Sun</b></i> is a powerful, compulsive thriller from a master of the genre.</p>