"ðə fˈɜːst stˈoʊn" ɪz ðə fˈɜːst ænd ˈoʊnli stˈoːɹi təbi fˈiːtʃɚd θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈɪɹiz wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn ɐ fˈʊl ɹᵻbjˈuːz nˈɑːvəl, ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ nɑːvˈɛlə fɹʌm ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz.
"The First Stone" is the first and only story to be featured throughout the series which is not based upon a full Rebus novel, rather a novella from a collection of short stories.