haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə bˈækɡɹaʊnd ˈɔːlsoʊ mˌeɪks ɐ pˈɔɪnt ʌv ʃˈoʊɪŋ hˌaʊ ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈæɹəmˌɪlətˌɛɹiz hæv tˈɜːnd tə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm ænd ɑːɹ wˈɪlɪŋ tə kˈʌt dˈiːlz wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ wɪð mˈʌni, ænd mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə skˈiːmɪŋ ɪz bˈeɪst ɚɹˈaʊnd kɹˈɪmɪnəl dˈiːlz ðɪ ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tˈɛɹɚɹˌɪst ɪnðə bˈʊk hɐz nˈoʊ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈeɪmz.
However, the background also makes a point of showing how the Northern Irish paramilitaries have turned to regular organised crime and are willing to cut deals with each other with money, and much of the scheming is based around criminal deals - the attempted terrorist in the book has no political aims.