Good murder mystery wrapped up in thought provoking facts regarding Japanese corporations doing business in the United States.

Great mystery, must read!!

Older book but Crichton tells a good story. Inner workings of Japanese business - very interesting & an unexpected ending.

I had a hard time trying to keep Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes out of my head while ready. But when I did, I enjoyed the book.

Industrial Intrigue with plot twists that will shock and surprise.

From the flyleaf .. "Rising Sun exposes the raw nerves of a country in profound economic distress, of a people with declining faith in themselves, their leaderers and their past, a people very uneasy about ther future." This is very relevant for today although the book was written in 1993.

Lots of plots, and twisting plots.

Another Crichton thriller, full of twists and unexpected turns. Full of international industrial intrigue. The "bad" guys in this story are the Japanese...not unexpectedly...Yet, it is still a great read...I couldn't put it down!

Much better than the movie

This author getts better all the time. I can't wait to get his next book.

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I was not able to finish this book, I have a problem with such colorful language.

A grand opening celebration is in full swing in the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A. when the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered. A chase through a twisting mase of intrigue begins and the control of a vital American technology is at stake.

On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.-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 dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered.
The investigation begins...and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrugue...a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely covedted prize-and the Japanese seying "business is war" takes on a terrifying reality...

On the 45th floor of Nakamoto tower in downtown LA the new american headquarters of the immense japanese conglomerate the grand opening celebration is in full swing.
On the 46th floor, in an empty conference room, a dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered. The investigation begins...

Very good story about a murder. American investigator gets led into the heart of Japanese culture guided by an japanese expert.

On the 45 floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown LA a grand opeing celebration is in full swing. On the 45 floor the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered.
Now a major motion picture.

On the45th floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown LA, the new american headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate, a grand opening celebration is in full swing.

On the 46th floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discoverd.

The investigation begins and immediately becomes a headlong chase throug a twisting maze of inddustiral intrigue, a no-hold-barred conflict in whcih control of a bital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize and the Japanese saying "business is war" takes on a terrifying reality.

This author is always a good read.

This book was a #1 bestseller that was made into a movie, as well as a New York Times Notable book and a Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. It's a fast-paced thriller by Michael Crichton, the author of Jurassic Park, Congo, and the Andromeda Strain. From the back cover: "the Japanese saying 'Business is war' takes on a terrifying reality...." I believe the Japanese protested this depiction of their culture.

a young womans death and a Japanese conglomerate stir this story into a terrifying tale

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