The Word Game

The Word Game Is A Mystery Revolving Around Protagonist Martin Nowak And His Decision On Valentine'S Day 1953 To Disappear Without A Trace Leaving His Wife Teresa Son Michael And A Successful Managerial Position. After Fifty-One Years Teresa Now In Her Nineties Receives An Anonymous Letter Informing Her Of Martin'S Death. She Makes One Last Request Of Her Son To Try To Solve The Mystery That Has Haunted Them Both All These Years. The Adversary Is Time As We Are Led Through Seventy-Five Years Of Martin Nowak'S Life From 1929 To 2004; Discovering How Two 68 Year-Old Amateur Sleuths Retired Widowers Can Piece Together Events Of The Past To Solve The Case They Agree To Jointly Pursue. We Learn That Martin Nowak'S Life Centered Around His Love For Three Women: Teresa His Aforementioned Wife Of 18-1/2 Years Blonde And Beautiful Whom Martin Dated In High School And Returned From Four Years In College To Marry; Margaret Brunette And Equally Beautiful From His College Days In San Francisco Who Runs Away With His Unborn Lovechild Only To Resurface Twenty Years Later More Desirable Than Ever; And Karen An Energetic Redhead The Daughter Of Martin'S Boss A West Coast Construction Magnet. The Word Game Takes Us From A Small Town In Massachusetts To San Francisco And Back; To The Glitter Of Los Angeles And Las Vegas. Experience The Numerous Twists In The Lives Of Martin And His Loves As Well As The Relationship Between Our 68 Year Old Investigators Mike Nowak And Dan Nelson The Childhood Friend Through Whose Eyes The Mystery Is Presented. Fifties Nostalgia The 2004 Major League Baseball Playoffs And A Familiar Parlor Game All Play A Part In The Nowak Saga. Learn What Happened To Martin Nowak And What Happens To Mike Dan And Others Along The Way.