ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈʌblɪʃɚz wɜːɹ ʌnhˈæpi wɪððɪ ˈoʊpənˈɛndɪŋ ɪnðə bˈʊk ænd sˌoʊ kəmˈɪʃənd ɹˈæŋkɪn tə kəmplˈiːt ðə stˈoːɹi fɚðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˈɑːɹkɪt.
The American publishers were unhappy with the open-ending in the book and so commissioned Rankin to complete the story for the American market.