PETER J. TANOUS is chairman of Lynx Investment Advisory, an investment consulting firm headquartered in Washington D.C. He has over 40 years’ experience in finance. A graduate of Georgetown University, he serves on the university’s investment committee.  Tanous has a long writing history, starting with three novels he authored and co-authored in the late 70s. Along with Paul Rubinstein, he wrote The Petrodollar Takeover, published by G.P. Putnam.  The book was successful, had multiple printings and several foreign sales. 

A second co-authored book was The Wheat Killing, published by Doubleday.  Tanous wrote The Earhart Mission in 1980, published by Simon & Schuster.  The book received a solid paperback sale to Bantam, several foreign sales, and a film rights sale to Warner. In later years, Tanous concentrated on books in the investment and economic fields.  The Secret of Fatima marks his return to writing fiction. Tanous serves on several corporate and non-profit boards of directors.  He lives in Washington DC with his wife, Ann.