plˈeɪn ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈɔɪnts ˈaʊt ðætðə pɹəfˈɛsɚ lˈɪnts kˈæɹɪktɚ, ɐ ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd sˈɪɾɪzən hˌuː pɹˈɑːbəbli sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzd ɐ nˈɑːtsi mˈæsəkɚ, ɪz ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌvðə dʒˈɛkɪl ænd hˈaɪd θˈiːm wˌɪtʃ ɹˈæŋkɪn hæd pɚsˈuːd θɹuː hɪz fˈɜːst fjˈuː ɹᵻbjˈuːz nˈɑːvəlz.
Plain also points out that the Professor Lintz character, a respected citizen who probably supervised a Nazi massacre, is another example of the Jekyll and Hyde theme which Rankin had pursued through his first few Rebus novels.