The Sandman is the first novel by English writer Miles Gibson.
The book was originally published by Heinemann in 1984.
The book records the life and times of a good-natured serial killer (William "Mackerel" Burton) who murders for the fun of it.
Dean Sims wrote "In this day of so much crime and violence, such fiction is a terrible waste - perhaps even a reservoir of sadistic ideas for warpies looking for them."