# Ginger Martin — The Black Gang character guide

> Ginger Martin in The Black Gang by H. C. McNeile.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ginger, Martin, the late lamented Ginger Martin

**First appearance:** 0000-i-in-which-things-happen-near-barking-creek

## Who they are

A deceased member of the Black Gang, mentioned in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_friendship_

Ginger is one of Hugh's loyal friends and a member of his gang.

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_friendship_

Ginger is one of Hugh's loyal friends and a member of his gang.

## In the story

### [In Which a Bomb Bursts at Unpleasantly Close Quarters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/vii-in-which-a-bomb-bursts-at-unpleasantly-close-quarters)

A skilled cracksman hired for fifty pounds. He is initially fearful of the Black Gang but agrees to help, opening the locked door to the inner office.

### [In Which the Bag of Nuts Is Found by Accident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/viii-in-which-the-bag-of-nuts-is-found-by-accident)

Killed in the bomb explosion; his death motivates Drummond's quest for vengeance.

### [In Which the Home Secretary Is Taught the Foxtrot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xviii-in-which-the-home-secretary-is-taught-the-foxtrot)

Mentioned as deceased; his widow received an anonymous payment of two thousand pounds.

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