Peter Lance Bio

1. Name: Peter Lance
2. Title: Investigative Reporter, Novelist, and Screenwriter
3. Biography: Peter Lance is a five-time Emmy-winning investigative reporter, screenwriter, and novelist. In the early years of his career, Lance covered hundreds of stories worldwide as a network correspondent for ABC News–he also wrote and produced several episodic television series for network television. 

He is the author of numerous books, including his 9/11 investigative trilogy, Triple CrossCover Up and 1000 Years for Revenge, seeking to expose the failures of the FBI and Justice Department in the two “bin Laden offices of origin,” the FBI’s New York office (NYO) and the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY)–on the road to 9/11 and beyond.

In June, 2010 Lance was appointed a research scholar at The Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. His fourth book in his investigative series for HarperCollins is SIX SIX SIX. He’s written two investigative articles relating to counterterrorism for PLAYBOY since June 2009.  

4. Involvement/ Affiliations:
  • Investigative Reporter, Novelist, and Screenwriter, 2004-present
  • Writer, Producer and Executive, Cinema 21 Group, 2004-present
  • Writer and Producer of numerous network television shows, 1992-1998
  • Investigative Correspondent, ABC News, 1978-1987
5. Education
  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, year unknown
  • M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 1972
6. Published Works:
  • Triple Cross: How Bin Laden’s Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the FBI, and the Green Berets, 2006
  • Cover Up: What the Government Is Still Hiding About the War on Terror, 2004
  • 1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI–The Untold Story, 2003
  • Stingray: The Lethal Tactics of the Sole Survivor, 2000
  • First Degree Burn, 1997
7. Contact info: Cinema 21 Group 
Fax: (805) 565-5795 
Email: [email protected] 
Website: http://www.peterlance.com