MICHAEL CRICHTON!!!
My dad introduced me to those and they are awesome!
I’ve only read Jurassic Park and Sphere so far, and they are both fantastic pieces of writing— really smooth, like you can just keep reading and reading and all of a sudden, three hours have gone by. (Though Sphere did creep me out of my mind.)
The problem is, they are literally 99% appropriate. LITERALLY. You basically need a permanent marker to black out maybe five (if that many, seriously) words in each book, and after that, LET YOUR KIDS READ THEM. Then read them yourself. They are incredible.