The Brilliant Adventures of Nate Connor

The Brilliant Adventures of Nate Connor is a trilogy of exciting stories.

BOOK ONE – Tollwut!  Young Nate is on a foreign exchange assignment to stay with a family in an ancient castle in western Germany.  As he eagerly learns to adapt to the culture Nate is befriended by neighboring Germans, Thorston and Sandra, who together discover there is something terribly wrong in the castle and the surrounding farming village of Gauersheim.  The three find themselves exploring the reasons behind a rat infestation, and subsequent cases of rabies; but what begins as innocent investigation, gets them into trouble with the dark and suspicious castle caretaker, Bruno.

BOOK TWO – The Secrets of Nakagusuku Castle.  After solving a mystery involving a 12th century German castle, young Nate Brighton returns home to America, and soon departs with his Christian education/missionary family for the island of Okinawa, Japan.  Once settled into this foreign, but astonishingly eventful place, Nate, along with his younger brother and friends, set off for a camping trip at the ruins of Nakagusuku Castle, only to be followed by a villainous gang of stealy boys.  Besides this hot pursuit, the group encounters a series of suspicious activities surrounding the castle.  Find out if Nate and his friends can boldly rely on God for strength and bravery through all these difficulties.

Amazingly enough, many of the extraordinary situations in this work relate actual experiences encountered by the author while he lived with his family on the island of Okinawa, Japan, from1969-1972.  Here, the bizarre episodes from his youth are woven through a mysterious and adventurous story line, through the eyes of Nate Connor, son of a Christian education/missionary family.  The book speaks about a variety of Asian social customs, histories, and strange creatures of the jungle.

BOOK THREE – Mystery of the Carbon River Mine.  It is one thing to talk about protecting the environment, but it’s entirely different thing to stand up and do something about it.  The Connor boys, as you will see, were up for such a task.  Nate and Ricky’s parents sent them home to Washington State from Okinawa, Japan, to stay in their home under the guardianship of their Uncle Hank and prepare for a new school year.  Once in school, thanks to the influence and direction of Nate’s uncle and his amazing life science teacher, both boys drew a keen interest in ecology; and, while researching past and current environmental issues in Washington, they and some friends actually determined to make a difference by starting an Science club to solve some of the difficult challenges which impacted them and their community.  Of course, inherent in most meaningful ventures is the element of risk, which at times necessitates the need for daring sacrifice.  Though well meaning, the brothers and their science club friends face possible disaster as their digging around uncovers the operations of some bad individuals.  Is the strange neighbor boy behind many of the calamities that mysteriously occur?  Would the boys rely ultimately on the wisdom and strength of God through all the ordeals confronting them?