The Sandman (novel)

For the 2008 children's book of the same name by American writer Ralph Fletcher, see The Sandman (book).

The Sandman

First edition

Author| Miles Gibson
Language| English

Published in English

| 1984
ISBN| 9780571299805
Website| http://www.milesgibson.com/

The Sandman is the first novel by English writer Miles Gibson.

The book was originally published by Heinemann in 1984, and subsequently translated into several languages.

## Plot[edit]

The book records the life and times of a good-natured serial killer (William "Mackerel" Burton) who murders for the fun of it.

## Reception[edit]

More "Kind Hearts and Coronets" than "Hannibal Lecter" the novel nonetheless attracted criticism at the time for the way in which Gibson generated such sympathy from the reader for his anti-hero.

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