James Patterson

James Patterson follows E.L. James in the second spot on this list. This 66 year old author has penned the widely successful novel ‘Maximum Ride and Witch and Wizard’. Raking in $91 million dollars for this literary piece, James Patterson, who has already been enjoying this status on best seller lists for the past 37 years is widely known for the creation of the cult series called ‘Cross’. This novel on a character called ‘Alex Cross’ has also been made into a movie named after the titular character.