Houston's Illusion: Abyss of Romance This is a romance mystery story of seemingly two inseparable friends. It’s a story about one man, Gordon Houston, who was born into wealth, who eventually becomes a private investigator and another man, William Brennan, born into poverty, who eventually becomes Governor. It’s also a criminal mystery story of two men who learned to take charge of their own destiny, after surviving the horrors of war, who fell in love and lost love. It’s a story about the women they loved and the women they shared. It’s the story of two unlikely friends, their rise and their fall, and their betrayals. What do you do when betrayed by your best friend? What do you do when the love of your life cheats on you? What do you do when you suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder and the world around you seems unreal because you suffer from hallucinations? Gordon Houston is independently wealthy private detective. All Gordon wants is to find true love. He has everything except true love. All Bill wants is wealth and power, he already has true love. Bill abandons love for the pursuit of power. Gordon abandons a life of privilege and privilege for pursuit of love. In the process, one man becomes part of an international crime syndicate and another man vows to take him down. In the process, one man fulfills his dreams and another man sinks into an abyss. One man will survive and one man will perish.