ɹᵻbjˈuːz hɪmsˈɛlf, ɪnðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ nˈɑːvəl, ðə fˈɔːlz, wʌz pɹɪˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd wɪð bˈɜːk ænd hˈɛɹ hˌuː pˈoʊzd æz ɡɹˈeɪvɹˈɑːbɚz ænd ɑːɹ ˈɔfən kˈɛɹləsli aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd æz ɹᵻsɚɹˈɛkʃən mˈɛn.
Rebus himself, in the preceding novel, The Falls, was preoccupied with Burke and Hare who posed as grave-robbers and are often carelessly identified as 'resurrection men.