Novelist Michael Crichton never talked much about his works in progress, says his widow, Sherri Crichton. But she could sometimes pick up clues. “I knew of a volcano story,” she says. “That would ...

Michael Crichton, the million-selling author who made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," has died of cancer, ...

James Patterson has written around 200 books, often with famous co-authors ranging from President Bill Clinton to Dolly Parton.But his latest collaboration presented the perennial bestseller with a ...

It’s like something out of a Michael Crichton novel. After a bestselling author dies tragically from cancer at the age of 66, his pregnant widow assembles a crack team of experts — including a ...

Author Tom Clancy set up a computer game company in the Triangle. Now, author and movie producer Michael Crichton is doing the same. Crichton's new company, Timeline Studios, will produce a series of ...