I don't think anybody would do it purely for money. I would rather see someone who is terminally ill and decides to do some "good".
And even fewer who are single and childless. (Google would likely go after the estate of anyone who did this.)
This is something they’d want to settle quietly, so the family would have leverage.
The book publishers might actually be the bigger problem. They'd have civil copyright infringement claims with giant statutory damages.
Do you think they care? People with cancer are often laid off from companies. Sometimes a bit after their diagnosis becomes known to the company.