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 is in full swing. On the forty-sixth floor, in a empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered. The investigation begins...and immmediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue...a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of...