From the author ofJurassic Park, Timeline, andSpherecomes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER“As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.”—*The New York Times Book ReviewOn 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 inRising Sununfolds at a breathless pace.”—Business Week