A riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.
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.
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.
Rising Sun was made into a film, starring Sean Connery.
with nicely developed characters and an intriguing plot “Rising Sun” is a well constructed murder mistery, used as an excuse by the author to expose his view of the commercial relation between Japan and USA. This is a fact, that has been badly criticized by many, as if literature (and art in general) wasn’t often about transmitting something different (or deeper, it you will) that what you actually say or write. That aside, I found this novel to be very well written, with nicely developed characters and an intriguing plot.
Fabulous book! I read this book years ago when it was first published. Like nearly all of Michael Creighton ‘s books, it’s not a one time read. You read it a second time to catch any story nuances, that you might have missed the first time. Then a year later, you think, “Wow! That was a great book”! Every once in awhile, you get the urge and read it again! Lots of info on Japan, America’s economical situation in the 90’s and a great plot with great characters! The movie didn’t do it justice, Wesley…
“Perhaps I can be of assistance, kōhai” Rising Sun was originally published in 1992, fully 25 years ago as I write this review, and during that time the world has changed enormously. Michael Crichton writes of a U.S. preoccupied with the threat of an increasingly economically dominant Japan and the story basically revolves around that conflict. History has developed quite differently, it turns out, and the Japanese economic bubble that was taking place when this story was written has now collapsed. Today a more appropriate choice for…