Two Complete Novels

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[Disclosure][1] In this novel that set off a firestorm of controversy, a brutal struggle in the cutthroat computer industry combines with a shattering psychological game of cat and mouse. An up-and-coming executive at DigiCom, Tom Sanders is a man whose corporate future is certain. But after a closed door meeting with his new boss--his former lover who has been promoted to the position he expected to have--Sanders is caught in a web of deceit where he is branded the villain. As Sanders scrambles to defend himself, he uncovers an electronic trail into the company's cynical and manipulative secrets. [Rising Sun][2] On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.--the 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 woman is discovered. The investigation begins...and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue. With a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize, the saying "business is war" takes on a terrifying reality. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL46910W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL46912W/Rising_Sun

subjects: Japanese culture,  Yakuza,  Los Angeles Police Department,  murder,  Industries,  Police in fiction,  Japanese corporations in fiction,  Police,  Japanese Corporations,  Fiction,  Business intelligence,  Detective and mystery stories,  Business intelligence in fiction,  Industries in fiction,  Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction,  Corporations,  Japanese -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction,  Business intelligence -- Fiction,  Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction,  American Detective and mystery stories,  American Legal stories,  Computer industry,  Sexual harassment,  Malaysian government,  postfeminism,  antifeminism,  outsourcing,  gender roles,  justice,  virtual reality,  mergers and acquisitions,  Sexual harassment -- Fiction,  Fiction, legal,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general

People: Tom Sanders,  Meredith Johnson,  Bob Garvin,  Phil Blackburn,  Louise Fernandez,  John Levin,  Peter J. Smith,  Tom Graham,  Fred Hoffmann,  John Connor,  Cheryl Lynn Austin,  Akira Tanaka,  Masao Ishiguro,  Eddie Sakamura,  Ellen Farley,  Jerome Phillips,  Ted Cole,  John Morton,  Yoshida,  Bob Richmond,  Theresa Asakuma,  Professor Sanders,  Willy Wilhelm,  Lauren Davis,  Elaine

Places: DigiCom,  Nakamoto Tower,  downtown Los Angeles,  United States,  Seattle (Wash.),  Seattle,  Washington (State),  Washington,  Cupertino,  California,  Austin,  Malaysia,  Los Angeles,  Japan,  University of Southern California,  Texas,  Silicon Valley