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** FILE ** Author Stephen King is seen in St. Petersburg, Fla. in this April 25, 2002 file photo. The mystery has been solved: Stephen King is not the author of "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer," a best seller based on the fictional character from King's ``Rose Red'' TV miniseries. "Now it can be told, the actual author of 'The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer' is suspense novelist Ridley Pearson," King, whom many assumed had written the book, said in a message posted this week on his Web site. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)