Omar T in Monterey

Omar and his family travel to a different location for each of these culinary adventures. The travel fiction aspect is enhanced with descriptions of actual sites, restaurants, bookstores, galleries and shops-including sketches, favorite lists and recipes. Diversity in race, religion, culture, language and sexual orientation not only exists within Omar’s family, it is celebrated in these tales. I call this story telling ＂Mystery Lite.＂ It is not centered on murder and violence. Any mystery is based on actual culture and history. Rather than relying on the perverse, these stories are meant to appeal to the enlightened-someone inspired by the creative arts and those who overcome adversity. Each Omar T book is independent, you do not need to read them in the order of their publication, though there are some references for those who do. Omar’s Monterey adventure is fed by the literature of John Steinbeck, the eccentricities of Salvador Dali and the amazing beauty and foodstuffs of California’s Central Coast.

Deamer was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He lived in Switzerland and the Washington D.C. area before settling in Monterey County, California some thirty years ago. He currently resides in the birth city of John Steinbeck, Salinas California. Pajaro Street Grill, founded in 1999, Deamer’s dinner only Salinas restaurant, continues to prosper. It is also the birthplace and home of Deamer’s alter ego, Mr. Omar T Black. ＂Over twenty years ago, I began a journey as a writer of novels. Strength and Grace, my first book was conceived on a five week trip and 5000 miles of driving in Mexico. Fifteen years and eleven rewrites later, I had my first polished novel. I had also fallen hopelessly in love with the art of writing. The last seven years, I have found myself in a zone that every artist dreams to discover. A place, where the connection to art is so profound that the ups and downs of life, rather than being a harmful distraction, only add a rich depth to my work. By the end of 2016, I expect to have ten completed works of fiction, including more Omar T books. My mistress, my Apple Macbook Air, has become such a part of my life that I have named her (Zoe).＂