State of Fear, Michael Crichton

Without Michael Crichton, it's likely we wouldn't have the word technothriller.

And in an earlier era, his ripping yarns of science gone wrong like Jurassic Park and Congo dominated the departure lounge —

as well as the beach, pool, commuter train and bedside table.

As it is, one of Crichton's last books, 2004's State of Fear and its cast of villainous eco-terrorists out to save the world by destroying it, has enough staying power to round out the bottom of this list.

Though the author died in 2008, his final finished novel, Pirate Latitudes, will be released in late November.
 

 
高科技悬念小说《恐惧状态》：作者毕业于哈佛大学人类学专业，获得过埃德加·爱伦坡悬念小说奖，被誉为“高科技惊险小说之父”。

20世纪90年代出版了他影响力最大的一本小说《侏罗纪公园》。

 （书名：State of Fear，作者：Michael Crichton，小说类第四名。）