Many authors might tell you that writing books is an extremely difficult way to stay afloat, but Clive Cussler found it pretty easy. In fact, not only did he stay comfortably afloat, but he rose well above the water level, thanks to the vast mountain of money he was lounging on top of. As Celebrity Net Worth tells us, Cussler was one of the precious few authors who not only made a good living out of his books — they actually made him filthy rich, as his estimated net worth was no less than $120 million. For reference, that's only $5 million less than Stephanie "Twilight" Meyer, and $40 million more than Suzanne "The Hunger Games" Collins.

A significant chunk of Cussler's wealth came from his over 50 books. At the height of his powers, he had a stretch of 17 consecutive books that made it on the New York Times best selling list, and his total book sales exceeded $100 million. The movies made from his books probably didn't hurt his finances too much, either. 

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