The Sandman (novel)

{{short description|1984 novel by Miles Gibson}}

{{for|the 2008 children's book of the same name by American writer Ralph Fletcher|The Sandman (children's book)}}

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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

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

Reception

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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Category:Novels by Miles Gibson

Category:1984 British novels

Category:Heinemann (publisher) books

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