Rising Sun by Crichton, Michael

MMP has light shelfwear to edges. Pages tight and clean, but yellowed due to age. Spine has small creases. 399 pages. MMP Binding. Year: 1993. ISBN: 0345380371. On the forty-fifth 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 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 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...