Rising Sun
Edition: Large type edition
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 569
ISBN-13: 9780679410171
Copyright date: 1992
Subjects: Large type books; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; Fiction; Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Non-Classifiable; Large print books; Technological
First sentence: Actually, I was sitting on my bed in my apartment in Culver City, watching the Lakers game with the sound turned off, while I tried to study vocabulary for my introductory Japanese class.
Description: On the forty-fifth fioor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.—the new American headquarters of the im- mense 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 in- dustrial 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.

Fast. Furious. Riveting. Rising Sun delivers the unique Crichton mix— breathtaking suspense and cutting- edge technology—at its most explosive.
Notes: Random House Large Print