{"product_id":"rising-sun-9780345538970","title":"Rising Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - From the author of \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park, Timeline\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSphere\u003c\/i\u003e comes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The action in \u003ci\u003eRising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds at a breathless pace.\"--\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e. He was as well the creator of the television series \u003ci\u003eER\u003c\/i\u003e. Crichton died in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877969858834,"sku":"9780345538970","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5cdb9c18-6a65-4e93-950a-2cd02f328d1e.jpg?v=1738346526","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rising-sun-9780345538970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}