![Willy Sanjuan Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/570597bdec9c483098f3f095c59a744a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
![Willy Sanjuan Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/da4233dc53294bdcb42d20280fea2821/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
![Willy Sanjuan Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c34a5dfaa40a4be594e791a30de02c34/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
![Willy Sanjuan Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0473f6240b0c4be094fba335b60589d9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sherri Crichton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Los Angeles to promote "Eruption," a book by her late husband Michael Crichton, co-authored by James Patterson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
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This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows "Eruption" by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown and Co. via AP)