Why Does Max Call His Book The Standover Man?

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A 2005 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak, narrated by the character/narrator Death, which underlines that mortality is very present in the lives of each character. Throughout the novel, the deaths of prominent characters reaffirm the presence of mortality.
 


1. Why Does Max Call His Book The Standover Man?