10 best-paid American mystery writers

5. Michael Crichton, $300 million

Michael Crichton wrote what have been called "techno-thrillers" – novels that could be classified as science fiction or medical fiction. His book sales are estimated to total about 150 million copies worldwide. Crichton, whose most famous book was "Jurassic Park," died in 2008.

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