by Michael Crichton
(1991)
Publisher: Arrow
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From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.
In a novel set within the arena of volatile Japanese-American relations, business moguls compete for control of the international electronics industry.
During the grand opening celebration of the new American headquarters of an immense Japanese conglomerate, the dead body of a beautiful woman is found. The investigation begins, and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue and a violent business battle that takes no prisoners.
On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.—the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate—a grand opening celebration party attended by celebrities and senators 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 …
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