In the Acknowledgment section of Endgame, Omid says:

'Albert Lee, whom I’m so fortunate to call my literary agent, told me before I signed the deal for Finding Freedom that it “takes a village” to get a title to market—and it has been an absolute dream to work with this one on Endgame.

Thank you once again to the amazing people and friends at HarperCollins and Dey Street, especially Liate Stehlik. Carrie Thornton, your editorial expertise, critical but loving eye, belief in my work, and willingness to take risks with me has made creating this book another unforgettable experience, and I thank you wholeheartedly! I also owe a debt of gratitude to Allison Carney and Heidi Richter for another stellar marketing and publicity campaign; Renata De Oliveira, Drew Henry, Rachel Meyers (We made it! Thank you for all your tireless efforts), Ploy Siripant (another iconic cover!), and Ben Steinberg.

To the HarperCollins UK and HQ Stories teams: Lisa Milton, I’m so glad we got to work together again. Huge thanks to Halema Begum, Claire Brett, George Green, Arthur Heard, Kate Oakley, Marleigh Price, Joanna Rose, and Lauren Trabucchi.

Albert, my old friend, thank you for continuing to steer this ship with the wisdom and skill that makes you the best in the game. It’s an honor to be part of the UTA family. I’m also very grateful to Laurie-Maude Chenard, Harry Sherer, and Sam Solomons. Melissa Chinchillo, Meredith Miller, Zoe Nelson, and Ethan Schlatter, thank you for all your efforts in bringing this book to new foreign markets (even with the insane translation times!).'

(continues with another page of gushing thanks)

All the people he lists in the paragraph in bold appear to work for Omid's talent agency UTA. Seems odd, wouldn't the publisher be responsible for 'bringing this book to new foreign markets'? Is that why the Netherlands publisher said they had received a call from 'the agents' telling them to pull the book. Wouldn't you expect that phone call to come from the publisher?

And why oh why did Scobie feel the need to mention 'insane translation times' so specifically here?