JACKIE COLLINS — $180 MILLION
With over 500 million copies of her novels sold worldwide, Jackie Collins is definitely one of the top-selling writers of our times. All her 32 novels have been included in the New York Times Bestseller list. Some of her noted works are The World Is Full of Married Men, Sinners, The Love Killers, and American Star. It was not too difficult for her to buy multi-million dollars worth of luxury houses, including one in Beverly Hills, considering the wealth she had. However, the veteran writer died of breast cancer after fighting for six years.