When Michael Crichton and his wife Sherri first started dating, all they did was hike. Every weekend there they were, taking in the scenery from the coasts of California to the mountains of Hawaii.

ER creator Michael Crichton has agreed a huge divorce settlement with his wife. The best-selling author handed over £20million as part of the deal with Anne-Marie Crichton after 13 years of marriage.

Crichton’s wife, Sherri, described discovering the unfinished draft: “When I came to the abrupt end, it was the ultimate cliffhanger — though, for the first time, not one that Michael had ...