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    TRIPLE CROSS. The counter-terrorism investigation that led to the FBI-Mafia book

    TRIPLE CROSS. The counter-terrorism investigation that led to the FBI-Mafia book

    © “Triple Cross,” published by HarperCollins. The story of the most dangerous triple-agent in U.S.history. Peter Lance, author of the acclaimed “1000 Years for Revenge” and “Cover Up”, returns to uncover…

    Former NYT reporter Nicholas Gage, the dean of O.C. journalists, calls DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, “the most penetrating look into the inner workings of the Mafia since ‘The Valachi Papers.'”

    Former NYT reporter Nicholas Gage, the dean of O.C. journalists, calls DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, “the most penetrating look into the inner workings of the Mafia since ‘The Valachi Papers.'”

        ORDER SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS or copies from amazon.com  INTRODUCTION By Peter Lance Gregory Scarpa Sr, was a study in complication. A peacock dresser, he carried a wad of $5,000…

    First Degree Burn Review

    First Degree Burn Review

    By Dave Mason News-Press June 19, 2015. The review as it appears in print. Order the novel from amazon.com  For The Prologue & Chapters 1-2. Available in Santa Barbara @ Tecolote Book Shop. The Author’s…

    Roll Call: Mueller increases pressure on some Democrats to move toward impeachment

    Roll Call: Mueller increases pressure on some Democrats to move toward impeachment

    investigatingtrump.com By Simone Pathé May 29th 2019 Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s brief public remarks on Wednesday added fuel to the already growing fire among some Democrats calling for an impeachment…

    Daily Beast: Super PACs funneled more than $625,000 to Laura Capps’ husband and his partner since 2013; impacting Hillary

    Daily Beast: Super PACs funneled more than $625,000 to Laura Capps’ husband and his partner since 2013; impacting Hillary

    By Carrie Levine, Center for Public Integrity May 22nd. Liberals have slammed Priorities USA Action, the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC, for not raising enough money, but that didn’t prevent a pair of…

    The Mad Men finale: Don Draper goes out with an “Om” and we fade to a Coke ad. Where is Walter White when we need him?

    The Mad Men finale: Don Draper goes out with an “Om” and we fade to a Coke ad. Where is Walter White when we need him?

    By Peter Lance © May 19, 2015 New Yorker critic Emily Nussbaum called the ending of Sunday night’s Mad Men finale “existentially brilliant.” But as a devoted fan who binge-watched…

    The Capps political dynasty ends. The unanswered questions in the DUI-manslaughter scandal that may have kept Laura out of Congress and spared Hillary’s campaign another ethics issue.

    The Capps political dynasty ends. The unanswered questions in the DUI-manslaughter scandal that may have kept Laura out of Congress and spared Hillary’s campaign another ethics issue.

    By Peter Lance © May 6th, 2015.  All the pieces were in place. Laura Capps and political power broker husband Bill Burton had purchased a home in the 24th District.…

    The FBI’s two biggest counter-terrorism failures missed by the 9/11 Review Commission

    The FBI’s two biggest counter-terrorism failures missed by the 9/11 Review Commission

    By Peter Lance ©  The lead in the March 25th NYT piece on the report by the Review Commission on the FBI’s counter-terrorism performance since 9/11 was reflective of the report itself, which…

    Gotti Jr. says he never watched “The Sopranos.” The real truth of “the life,” lies somewhere between “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas”

    Gotti Jr. says he never watched “The Sopranos.” The real truth of “the life,” lies somewhere between “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas”

    March 9th. (updated) Part 3 of CNN interview with John Gotti Jr. To access all segments with Michael Smerconish CLICK the images below. In Saturday’s interview Gotti Jr. discusses the…

    The first attack on the WTC 25 years ago was a warning that could have stopped the second one on 9/11. What lessons has the FBI learned?

    The first attack on the WTC 25 years ago was a warning that could have stopped the second one on 9/11. What lessons has the FBI learned?

    By Peter Lance February 26th, 2018. 25 years ago, just before noon, Ramzi Yousef, the brilliant but twisted bomb maker funded by Osama bin Laden, lit the fuses on a…