Business is War: Rising Sun by Michael CrichtonBiography: Michael CrichtonMichael Crichton was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 23, 1942. His siblings consisted of two sisters, Kimberly and Catherine, and d 'a brother, Douglas. . Growing up in Roslyn, New York, he was influenced by his father's drive to type and write. The Internet Movie Database states that "...his father was a journalist and encouraged him to type and write." (IMDb.com, Inc.). Considering he was a journalist himself, he wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. Crichton attended Harvard University where he began studying English. He later left the English program due to his frustration with the teachers and pursued a career in medicine. He graduated and did postdoctoral study, but never became a licensed physician. While in medical school, Crichton wrote numerous books such as A Case of Need and Scratch One under the pseudonym John Lange. Later in his career, he returned to his or his father's original business and became a full-time author, writing several award-winning books that have been translated into more than 30 languages. Some of the books written by Michael Crichton are as follows: A Case of Need (1968) The Andromeda Strain (1969) The Terminal Man (1972) The Great Train Robbery (1975) Congo (1980) Sphere (1987) ) Jurassic Park (1990) Rising Sun (1992) The Lost World (1995) State of Fear (2004)In these books, Crichton uses a style of suspense that makes you not want to put the book down. He is known as the “father of Techno-Thriller”. The action in every page is so exciting that your heart beats faster. Also, he tends to throw out a lot of loose ends, but it's not until the end that they actually tie together.Plot Summary: Rising SunAt the beginning of the book, you are placed in a small apartment in Culver City, California. Lt. Peter Smith is at home with his two-year-old daughter, Michelle, watching the Lakers game. As the new special services liaison officer to the Japanese, he studies this indifferent language and tries to make it his own. Without realizing it, he receives a phone call to report to the new Nakamoto building, a Japanese company, in downtown Los Angeles, for a reported murder. He is joined by Captain John Connor, a retired liaison officer and quite accustomed to Japanese culture, having lived there a few years earlier in his life..