ðɪ ɪmpˈoːɹtəns ʌv dʒˈæk mˈɔːɹtən, æz wˈɛl æz ɹᵻbjˈuːzᵻz ɡˈɪlti ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkʃənz ʌv sˈæmiz kˈɪdnæpɪŋ, tˈaɪ ðə hˈæŋɪŋ ɡˈɑːɹdən tə ðə vˈɛɹi fˈɜːst ɹᵻbjˈuːz nˈɑːvəl, nˈɑːts ænd kɹˈɔsᵻz.
The importance of Jack Morton, as well as Rebus's guilty recollections of Sammy's kidnapping, tie The Hanging Garden to the very first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses.