Patrick Rush loses his wife and, in the process, his job as a literary critic. Only his five-year-old son keeps him from falling apart. Feeling a bit lost, and also because he's always dreamed of becoming an author, he signs up for a writing workshop, where he mainly distinguishes himself by his lack of inspiration...
Patrick meets Angela there, a strange woman who had a painful childhood.
Patrick Rush loses his wife and, in the process, his job as a literary critic. Only his five-year-old son keeps him from falling apart. Feeling a bit lost, and also because he's always dreamed of becoming an author, he signs up for a writing workshop, where he mainly distinguishes himself by his lack of inspiration…
Patrick meets Angela, a strange woman who had a painful childhood. When she mysteriously disappears, he decides to "steal" her story. And the thriller he publishes under his own name, The sandman is comingIt becomes a bestseller. After a period of self-imposed exile, Patrick returns to Toronto, somewhat ashamed and apprehensive about reconnecting with his former writing workshop classmates. But, little by little, they all die under mysterious circumstances. Rush becomes the link between all these victims. For the police, there's no doubt: he's the prime suspect.
He then decides to investigate this Sandman, the real culprit from whom he receives anonymous letters claiming responsibility for the murders. It's as if his hero, a psychopath, has escaped from the pages of his book to make him live a nightmare…
