ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv vˈɜːʒən ʌv ɡˈoːɹdən ɹˈiːv, ɹᵻbjˈuːz pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ɪn ˌɛsˌeɪˈɛs tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, wʌzðə pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst ʌv blˈʌd hˈʌnt, ðə lˈæst bˈʊk ɹˈæŋkɪn ɹˈoʊt ˌʌndɚ hˈɪz "dʒˈæk hˈɑːɹvi" ˈeɪliəs: hiː stˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn hɪz wˈɛbsaɪt ðæt ðɪs wʌz tə ɡˈɪv ɪɾ ˈeɪ "sˈɛns ʌv klˈoʊʒɚ".
An alternative version of Gordon Reeve, Rebus' partner in SAS training, was the protagonist of Blood Hunt, the last book Rankin wrote under his "Jack Harvey" alias: he stated on his website that this was to give it a "sense of 'closure'".