Leslie Rule | |
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Born |
Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
February 25, 1958
Occupation | Novelist, non-fiction author |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Paranormal, thriller |
Notable works |
Ghosts Among Us Kill Me Again |
Spouse |
Glenn Scott (m. 2011) Kevin Wagner (divorced) |
Relatives | Ann Rule, mother |
Website | |
www |
Leslie Rule (born in February 25, 1958 in Seattle, Washington) is an American novelist, paranormal non-fiction author, magazine writer, photographer, and the daughter of the late true crime author Ann Rule.
Rule grew up in King County, Washington, the daughter of the late true-crime writer Ann Rule and William Rule, a high school English teacher who taught creative writing at Foster High School in Tukwila.
At age 14, her mother introduced her to a serial killer. She attended an alternative high school, the Occupational Skills Center, and showed an interest in photography. She took classes at Highline Community College and The Evergreen State College.
She was a contributing writer for Woman's World magazine from 1992 to 1994. She also wrote for Reader's Digest.
Rule became interested in the study of ghosts while growing up in what was known to locals as a "haunted house" located on a Native American burial ground on Puget Sound. She has written five non-fiction books featuring paranormal stories, based on historical research and interviews of people who say they've witnessed ghost sightings. The Erie Times-News described her second paranormal book, Ghosts Among Us, as "stories of eerie visitations and paranormal experiences." She has also written two novels and a travel book.
In October 2001, the St. Petersburg Times covered Rule's visit to Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa in St. Pete Beach, Florida, where the spirits of Thomas Rowe, builder of the 1928 resort, and his lover, Lucinda, according to locals, periodically appear. When her book Coast to Coast Ghosts was released in 2001, The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana wrote that "Rule, daughter of true-crime writer Ann Rule, may have found her calling" in writing about ghosts.