James Patterson author of the world's most lucrative

NEW YORK, United States (U.S.) - The U.S. investigation novelist, James Patterson is the highest earning author in the world with turnover of U.S. $ 84 million (RM250.5 million) last year.

Patterson, 64, is popular through the investigation of Alex Cross books, topped the annual list of the author of the highest earnings in the world by Forbes magazine.

In addition to novel investigations, the single father has written children's books in addition to writing movie reviews at leisure.

Writing more than 10 million books sold last year with over 20 titles his first spot on the U.S. bestseller charts.

Forbes' annual list this time dominated by U.S. writer Ken Follett but who finished 11th, while Harry Potter author, JK Rowling was ranked 13th after she did not write any books last year.

Second place belongs to the list of passionate love novelist, Danielle Steel earning U.S. $ 35 million (RM104.3 million), followed in third place by a famous horror writer Stephen King to the turnover of U.S. $ 28 million (RM83.5 million).

Also in the same list from the fourth to Janet Evanovich-10 is U.S. $ 22 million (RM65.6 million), Stephenie Meyer, U.S. $ 21 million (RM62.6 million), Rick Riordan U.S. $ 21 million (RM62.6 million),

Dean Koonz U.S. $ 19 million (RM56.6 million), John Grisham $ 18 million (RM53.6 million), Jeff Kinney U.S. $ 17 million (RM50.7 million) and Nicholas Spark U.S. $ 16 million (RM47.7 million).

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