dʒˈɪm stˈiːvənz ɹˌiːɐpˈɪɹz ɪn ɹˈæŋkɪnz θˈɜːd bˈʊk, wˈɑːtʃmən, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz mˈuːv tə lˈʌndən æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈɑːts; hiː ɐpˈɪɹz ɐɡˈɛn ɪnðə tˈɛnθ nˈɑːvəl, dˈɛd sˈoʊlz, wˌɛɹ hiː ɪz mˈɜːdɚd.
Jim Stevens reappears in Rankin's third book, Watchman, following his move to London at the end of Knots; he appears again in the tenth novel, Dead Souls, where he is murdered.