Abstract of the book "The Illusion of Defeat"

The story begins with a seemingly simple assignment: a refined yet unsettling woman hires Pereyra to follow her husband, suspecting infidelity. But the investigation soon takes a macabre turn when the detective discovers that the man is not a cheating lover, but a methodical and chilling serial killer. Pereyra is a delightfully complex figure of the genre—vulnerable, abandoned, ironic, and deeply self-destructive. His ongoing battle with alcohol and drugs renders him an unreliable observer, heightening the sense of deceit and his inability to distinguish who holds the power, or what is real and what is born of his hallucinations. The ending delivers a sharp, hopeless blow, leaving the reader with a suffocating sense of moral despair.