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Rising Sun

By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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Editor reviews

"As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be." - The New York Times Book Review

Summary

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.

©1992 CrichtonSun LLC (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"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 Daily News

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love the fil. love the book. Great voice

only negative is the ridiculous chapters of 4 hours each. one fumble and your searching an age.

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Well narrated and interesting story

It was entertaining- I felt the concept/references were dated but I was still able to enjoy this if you accept it is in the 80/90s.
Would recommend.

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Really excellent narrator and good book

A good book made excellent by the narrator, really enjoyed the interesting story. The moralisation on Japan is an opinion I guess now you would substitute China

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Strangely pandering to MAGA tastes

Well structured but all characters seem to launch into polemic. I felt that the mystery aspects were well handled but the anti Japanese elements intruded and spoiled the flow.

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Very entertaining

A good book, good and interesting story. An interesting view on business practices, not much has changed there.

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Engaged throughout

Pacy and riveting story delivered extremely well by a great narrator. A thoroughly engaging listen.

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It flew by

Very much enjoyed this. Solid narrator, compact and fast-paced story; finished it in no time.

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Great read!

Superb narration of a terrific book, couldn't put it down as it were. Looking forward to the next Crichton book.

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