Alan Oberdeck Books

ALAN M. OBERDECK

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Veteran salesman Peter Waldmann is on a routine sales call when he is surprised to find that the new purchasing agent he is calling on is none other than John Stemple, his very best friend from high school, forty years earlier. When John invites him to come on a deer hunt with him in Edgerton, Wisconsin, a place Peter hasn’t returned to in forty years, he embarks on a journey to the past that will forever have a lasting effect on his future.
In the The Deer/Dear Hunt, author Alan M. Oberdeck explores the threads of life that affect everyone. See life through the eyes of a man who commited a stupid, youthful act that left him maimed and cost him the love of his life, Linda Leigh Swensen. When Peter and Linda accidentally meet, he is forced to ask the question, can you ever go back again?In the second book of “The Deer/Dear Hunt series, author Alan M. Oberdeck follows Peter as he tries to be with Linda on a two-week vacation, while at the same time trying to find out just what is going with the relationship he is trying hard to establish. Can Peter, a competent salesman, find a way to build up her confidence so she trusts him? Or will Linda decide to leave early and return to Edgerton and the new life she is building there? Vacation with Peter and Linda as they learn more and more about each other and try to work out their relationship and answer two important questions: What is the space that separates them? And, more importantly, can they bridge the gulf?

For the past six months, Peter Waldmann has been looking forward to his meeting with Linda Leigh Swanson, the long-lost love of his life, at the Vancouver, BC airport. He has such a grand vacation planned! The day has finally arrived, but when Linda comes out of customs at the airport, Peter senses something is terribly wrong. In the second book.
In the second book of “The Deer/Dear Hunt series, author Alan M. Oberdeck follows Peter as he tries to be with Linda on a two-week vacation, while at the same time trying to find out just what is going with the relationship he is trying hard to establish. Can Peter, a competent salesman, find a way to build up her confidence so she trusts him? Or will Linda decide to leave early and return to Edgerton and the new life she is building there? Vacation with Peter and Linda as they learn more and more about each other and try to work out their relationship and answer two important questions: What is the space that separates them? And, more importantly, can they bridge the gulf?

Peter Waldmann and Linda Leigh Sanderson have each returned home from their two-week vacation in the great northwest. They plan for Peter to meet Linda again in Edgerton, Wisconsin, over the long Labor Day Weekend. Will she be able to introduce Peter into her world? Will she even want him to be part of her life? Author Alan M. Oberdeck brings together Linda and Peter in the third volume of the Deer/Dear Hunt series. Peter is now trying to do things in the right and proper manner to become a part of Linda’s life. John Stemple and his wife, Marie will also have a great input into how things begin to take place. The dear hunt is on when the deer hunt begins. But then disaster strikes! Will Linda lose Peter yet again? Read the heart-warming conclusion to “The Deer/Dear Hunt Series” and find out.

Veteran Salesman Peter Waldmann is on a Routine Sales Call When he is Surprised to find that the new purchasing agent he is calling on is none other than John Stemple, his very best friend from high school, forty years earlier. When John invites him to come on a deer hunt with him in Edgerton, Wisconsin, a place Peter hasn’t returned to in forty years, he embarks on a journey to the past that will have a lasting effect on his future.
In The Deer/Dear Hunt, Author Alan M. Oberdeck explores the threads of life that affect everyone. See life through the Eyes of a man who committed a stupid, youthful act that left him maimed and cost him the love of his life, Linda Leigh Swensen.
When Peter and Linda meet in the first book of The Deer/Dear Hunt trilogy, he is forced to ask the question, can you ever go back again?
In the second book of the trilogy The Vancouver Rendezvous, vacation with Peter and Linda in the great scenic northwest as they learn more and more about each other and try to work out their relationship and answer two important questions: What is this space that separates them? And, more importantly, can they bridge the gulf?
In the third book of the trilogy Peter and Linda have each returned home from their two-week vacation. The plan is to meet again prior to this year’s deer hunt. Peter is now trying to do things in the right and proper manner to become part of Linda’s life. But then disaster strikes! Will Linda lose Peter again?

The stories in this book are dedicated to the group of men and women who travel by public transportation, company car and airplanes to keep the economy running. These stories reflect the reality of travel, the people they work with, the people they meet, the dangers of travel and other thoughts that go through their minds. For those who have traveled it will bring back memories of your own. For others the stories are meant to share with you a different perspective.
Who is he and why is he here? Found near a burning car at the top of Mystery Mountain in West Virginia, injured and unable to remember his name, the light-haired stranger was lucky to be alive. Named after the road where his accident occurred, John Rockhouse develops a budding friendship with his nurse, Susan Radke, who offers John a key to the past he can’t remember. A memorable road trip to Susan’s home in Wisconsin stirs troubling memories for John, making him wary of the truth of his past—one troubled with family pressures and tragedy. With romance looming on the horizon, John and Susan work to unlock his memory. Finally, a small window in John’s memory opens, presenting a great dilemma for the love he has developed for Susan and a forgotten love from his past. To protect Susan and himself, John must keep his surfacing memories secret until he has solved the mystery that has been Lost in the Shadows.
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