Michael Crichton - Rising Sun

Rising Sun By: Michael crichton Publisher: Ballantine Books; ( November 23, 1992)ISBN-10: 0345380371ISBN-13: 978-0345380371Synopsis:When a beautiful girl is found murdered on the forty-sixth floor of the new Nakamoto Towers building, Lieutenant Peter Smith of LAPD Special Services is called on to act as liaison between the department and the Japanese company, Nakamoto industries. He is aided by a somewhat disreputable captain who is on extended leave and who has spent time in Japan. during the investigation, Smith learns a lot about the adversarial trade methods used by the Japanese to subvert and undermine our country. A real eye-opener. the thrilling world ofMICHAEL CRICHTON best selling novels: JURASSIC PARK SPHERE CONGO THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN THE TERMINAL MAN EATERS OF THE DEAD And don't miss Michael Crichton's NV exciting real-life co C) co adventures in TRAVELS More praise for RISING SUN"Every so often, a work of popular fiction vaults over its humble origins as entertainment, grasps the American imagination and stirs up the volcanic sub texts of our daily life. Llncle Tom@ Cebl;7 was that kind of book; so was Laura Z.

Hobson's Gentleman's Agreement. Michael Crichton's eighth novel, RI PING SUN, a thriller set against the background of current American Japanese tensions, is likely to be another .... A shocking and ominous polemic, RISING SUN is at heart a rallying cry.... That Mr. Crichton effortlessly weaves a mesmerizing mystery comes as no surprise. Witty and erudite, he can already lay claim to one of America's heavyweight titles: Most Serious Suspense Novelist.

That he should now write so passionately and engagingly on matters of Japanese culture and the survival of a free and productive America-that is the surprise of RISING SUN.... RISING SUN exposes the raw nerves of a country in profound economic distress, of a people with declining faith in themselves, their leaders and their past, a people very uneasy about their future. Despite the book's provocative tone, Mr. Crichton is no xenophobe, no fool, no ranting bigot. The questions he poses are of great consequence in the debate about America's condition at the end of the American century. "EXTRAORDINARY ... "EXTRAORDINARY ...

Where Crichton really excels [is] the detailing of the many ways in which Japan has penetrated America, and the very real dangers this poses. The Japanese make no bones that to them business is war, and that a part of the war is conducted by neutralizing public opinion." Chicago Sun- Times "Remarkably timely... The plot of RISING SUN thicken[s) at a satisfying pace.... Let us hope that Mr. Crichton's assiduously researched fantasy does not turn out to be too extremely timely." The New York Times "[Al tense, fast-paced murder mystery." PlByboy "FASCINATING... Suspenseful ...

Technologically riveting... Bound to attract controversy and a huge readership." The Kirkus Reviews (starred review) I "Enough mystery and suspense to keep the reader hooked . .. [The] glimpses into the deep-rooted other ness of Japanese mores are fascinating. So is the book's science, as one might expect from an author with an M.D. degree and a long line of bestsellers with high-tech plots." LISA Today "[This] entertaining, well-researched thriller cannot be easily dismissed as Japan-bashing because it raises important questions about that country's adversarial trade strategy and our inadequate response to it." Publishel-s Week/y(starred review) Ballantine Books by Michael Crichton: Fiction: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN THE TERMINAL MAN EATERS OF THE DEAD CONGO SPHERE JURASSIC PARK Nonfiction FIVE PATIENTS ELECTRONIC LIFE TRAVELS Other Books by Michael Crichton: Fiction THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY Nonfiction JASPER JOHNS RISING Michael Crichton BALLANTINE BOOKS NEW YORK Sale of this book without a front cover may be unauthorized.

If this book is coverless, it may have been reported to the publisher as "unsold or destroyed" and neither the author nor the publisher may have received payment for it. Copyright C 1992 by Michael Crichton All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc." New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. for permission to reprint excerpts from "Great Balls of Fire" by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. & Chappell & Co. & Chappell & Co.

All rights reserved. Used by permission. This is a work of fiction. Characters, corporations, institutions, and organizations in this novel are either the product of the author's imagination or, if real, used fictitiously without any intent to describe their actual conduct, except as noted below. References in this novel to events and activities concerning certain Japanese corporations (Matsushita, Minolta, Mitsubishi, Nintendo, Panasonic, Sumitomo Corp." and Toshiba), to former Japanese prime ministers (Takeshita and Tanaka), and to certain American corporations (Cray Research, Emerson, Fairchild, General Electric, Houdaille, RCA, and Sears) are true. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-53173 ISBN 0-345-38037-1 The edition published by arrangement with Alfred A.

Knopf, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America First Ballantine Books Edition: January 1993 Eleventh Printing: April 1993 To my mother, Zula Miller Crichton We are entering a world where the old rules no longer apply. -PHILLIP SANDERS Business is war. -Japanese motto LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFEDENTIAL TRANSCript OF INTERNAL RECORDS Contents: Transcript of Video Interrogation Detective Peter J. Smith March 13-15 re: "Nakamoto Murder," (A8895-404) This transcript is the property of the Los Angeles Police Department and is for internal use only. Permission to copy, quote from, or otherwise reproduce or reveal the contents of this document is limited by law.

Unauthorized use carries severe penalties. Direct all inquiries to: Commanding Officer internal Affairs Division Los Angeles Police Department PO Box 2029 Los Angeles, CA 92038-2029 Telephone: (213) 555-7600 Telefa.x: (213) 555-7812 Video Interrogation: Det. P.J. Smith 3/13-3/15 Case: "Nakaxnoto Murder" Description of interrogation: Subject (Lt. Smith) was interrogated for 22 hours over 3 days from Monday, March 13 to Wednesday, March 15. Interview was recorded on S-VHS/SD videotape.

Description of image: Subject (Smith) seated at desk in Video Room #4, LAPD HQ. Clock visible on the wall behind subject. Image includes surface, of desk, coffee cup, and Subject from the waist up. Subject wears coat and tie (day 1); shift and tie (day 2); and shirtsleeves only (day 3). Video time code in lower right corner,. T. T.

Conway and Det. P. Hammond. Subject waived his right to an attorney. Disposition of case: Filed as "case unsolved." Transcript of. March 13 (1) INT: Okay.

The tape is running. State your name for the record, please. SUBJ: Peter James Smith. INT: State your age and rank. SUBJ: I'm thirty-four years old. Lieutenant, special Services Division.

Los Angeles Police Department. INT: Lieutenant Smith, as you know, you are not being charged with a crime at this time. SUBJ: I know. INT: Nevertheless you have a right to be represented here by an attorney. SUBJ: I waive that right. INT: Okay.

And have you been coerced to come here in any way? SUBJ: (long pause) No. I have not been coerced in any wayINT: Okay. Now we want to talk to you about the Nakamoto Murder. When did you first become involved in that case? SUBJ: On Thursday night, February 9, about nine o'clock. INT: What happened at that time? SUBJ: I was at home. I got a phone call.

INT: And what were You doing at the time you got the call'? FIRST NIGHT A Actually, I was sitting on my bed in my apartment in Culver City, watching the' Lakers game with the sound turned off, while I tried to study vocabulary for my introductory Japanese class. It was a quiet evening; I had gotten my daughter to sleep about eight. Now I had the cassette player on the bed, and the cheerful woman's voice was saying things like, "Hello, I am a police officer. Can I be of assistance?" and "Please show me the menu." After each sentence, she paused for me to repeat it back, in Japanese. I stumbled along as best I could. Then she would say, "The vegetable store is closed.