Nobody knows who he is, what he is like, where he comes from or who he works for. The authorities of the globe know that he is a sniper who can hit a target more than eight hundred meters and can kill with a long, short or even unarmed weapon. Your targets may be at a distance or die with your breath on your face. He is lethal with sharp weapons, an explosives expert, a specialist in creating poisons and applied weapons. In the world of espionage, it is known as "Xstranho".
In Death in December you’ll find Xstranho, an international assassin, known for his actions and a face that the authorities could never identify. He never fails in his contracts.
One by one, he eliminates the participants in the Mercosur Meeting. Creating a path of blood and destruction wherever it goes. However, he has a priority target, the new president-elect of the USA, who was also present in Mercosur.
Follow the international authorities in this thriller that leaves nothing to for the best texts of the genre.
A series of apparently disconnected murders draws the attention of a police chief shortly before the largest meeting of the leaders of the Americas, the Mercosul Meeting, where prominent leaders and world officials will be present. There is some- one willing to make this meeting a failure. What would be the consequences if they murdered the future US president on Brazilian soil? Who is the mysterious killer, the man behind the codename "Xstranho"?
This will be the harbinger of an unforgettable summer.
Summer. Brazil. Florianópolis. A heavenly place. Lots of fun and party.
Everything is perfect in this peaceful coastal city in southern Brazil, except for an international assassin hired to sabotage what may be the definitive meeting for the largest market deal in the Americas.
When a local delegate investigates two random deaths, and realizes that they have connections, it faces him with what may be the biggest threat Brazil has ever faced.
How to stop a murderer if the police authorities don't know his true face?
Fact that. In the summer of 2000, Florianópolis hosted the Mercosur meeting. For 30 days, the city was swarming with national and international police.
This fact served as kick initial Ivair Gomes created 'Death in December'.
Showing deep knowledge of Organs police agencies involved and the proceedings of the event, the author creates a scenario he owes nothing to the great authors of the genre. It is a fictional book, but the author made interviews with local police authorities and visited 'in loco' the place where the event would take place.
This is the synopsis of Death in December, Antonio Gomes' debut novel.