Easy Squeezy

Barton Oliver lives with a terrible secret. He's in the witness protection program. People will kill him to find the $100 million his father stole from the mob. And, through a series of misfortunes, Oliver just became the President of the United States.The country's future hinges on what could be the last presidential election as two mercenaries – one a disgraced ex-special ops soldier on a quest of personal revenge, the other a battle-scarred Russian seeking her faceless assassins – fight their way across the globe to stop a terrible weapon that will fling the economy back to the Stone Age. They find the unlikeliest of allies – a young U.S. Marshal who can't shoot straight. She must choose between protecting the president she loves – and saving the country.“Easy Squeezy” is the second thriller by Pulitzer finalist and veteran investigative reporter Paul D'Ambrosio. He draws from economic turmoil and political conflagration to craft a fast-paced, international novel that is not far from today's harsh realities. Fans of his debut thriller, Cold Rolled Dead, will see the return of psychologist Sister Maris Stella – complete with cigarettes, her Jersey “attitude,” and uncanny insight. The Jersey Shore, too, proves a powerful setting for the stark opening and stunning ending of “Easy Squeezy.”

Paul D'Ambrosio is the Investigations Editor for the Asbury Park (NJ) Press, one of the largest newspapers in Gannett Co. Inc. A highly respected investigative journalist, he is a 2010 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal finalist and one of the most honored newspaper writers in the nation, having won many national journalism writing awards, defeating the best work from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal.His work has led to the expose of corrupt political deals, crooked military contractors, dangerous doctors, faulty hospitals, land scammers and government waste. Several long-time New Jersey politicians have lost re-election because of D'Ambrosio's work, which has been credited with igniting an ethics reform movement in New Jersey — deemed “the most corrupt state in the nation” by the district's U.S. Attorney. His work has directly led to the passage of 23 New Jersey government ethics laws, and the state's open public records law.During his 25-year career, D'Ambrosio has covered more than 100 homicides and numerous criminal court cases. He is a nationally known expert in a branch of journalism called Computer-Assisted Reporting, which uses sophisticated computer programs to identify government corruption and waste. He has lectured about investigative reporting at national conferences as well as at Harvard, Syracuse University and the University of Southern California.Among his awards are the prestigious Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting (the richest prize given for investigative reporting), National Press Club Awards, Scripps Howard Public Service Award and the National Headliner Award for Public Service.He lives in southern New Jersey with his wife and two sons. Easy Squeezy is his second book.