Deadly Crossing
Human trafficking. Something that happens to strangers in far-away lands. Until it wasn't so far away.
Dugan's well-intentioned attempt to rescue a sex trafficking victim go sideways when he rescues the wrong girl and finds himself - and everyone holds dear - in the cross hairs of the Russian mob.
DEADLY CROSSING is a pulse-pounding race against time through the seamy underbelly of London with the result ever in doubt. Fans of the movie TAKEN will love this book.
AN INTENSE READ FOR FANS OF VINTAGE CLANCY, CUSSLER, FORSYTH, AND LUDLUM. A THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU TURNING PAGES LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
NOTE: THE TOM DUGAN THRILLERS ARE STANDALONE STORIES. THEY MAY BE READ IN ANY ORDER.
R. E. McDermott
A former merchant seaman, ex-entrepreneur, a sometime expatriate, and always an inveterate story-teller, R.E. (Bob) McDermott capped a long and varied career of international work and travel by turning to his secret passion, writing. Bob had the good fortune (and sometimes misfortune) of knowing more than a few 'interesting characters' and bits and pieces of them flesh out the characters 0f his novels.
McDermott's work is characterized by meticulous research and a gritty, seldom-matched realism. He strives to make his protagonists fallible humans – not superheroes, just ordinary people who screw up, but rise to life’s challenges in extraordinary situations.
Bob lives on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee with his patient wife (and chief proofreader) and splits his time between their condo on Old Hickory Lake and a rural retreat in the Tennessee woods with no phone, no email, and no internet. He likes that just fine and his wife is even more enthusiastic about it since they got a working toilet.
The Tom Dugan Thrillers
The Tom Dugan Thrillers consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

