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  • Published: 6 October 1995
  • ISBN: 9780099233015
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $24.99

Rising Sun



A gripping thriller of greed, murder and corporate cover-ups, from the bestselling author of Jurassic Park.

On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L. A. a grand opening celebration is in full swing at the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate. On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful woman is discovered. The investigation immediately becomes a thrilling 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.

Rising Sun is a powerful, compulsive thriller from a master of the genre.

  • Published: 6 October 1995
  • ISBN: 9780099233015
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Michael Crichton

MICHAEL CRICHTON first trained as a doctor before going on to become one of the most successful writers in the world. In 1994 he achieved a feat unmatched by any other writer: by having simultaneously a number one TV series, book and movie with, respectively, ER (which he created), Disclosure and Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, on its release the highest-grossing film of all time. He also directed several movies, including The Great Railway Robbery with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland. His high-concept thrillers were international bestsellers, and in total his books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.

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Praise for Rising Sun

Dazzling ... A bravura performance ... As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be

New York Times

The combination of Japan-bashing and murder mystery makes for provocative reading

Marilyn Wilson, Daily Mail

Crichton pulls off a slick thriller at a cracking pace

Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph

Engrossing and memorably exciting

Anthony Quinton, Evening Standard