The Black Gang · Character
Zaboleff
A shrewd, olive-skinned Russian whose piercing eyes and pointed beard make Waldock's clerks measure him like a boxer sizing up an opponent.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Zaboleff
First appearance: iv in which count zadowa gets a shock
As a supporting figure in The Black Gang, Zaboleff is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A captured criminal, described as a 'choice specimen,' who is taken by the vigilante after being searched and relieved of a bag of pearls and stones.
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Zaboleff arrives late to a candlelit back-room rendezvous where six nervous men wait to hear why they were summoned. His foreign composure and the way the two Jewish conspirators study him mark him as no ordinary…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Core Allies and Villains
- Minor Criminal Associates
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Drummond’s near-drowning marks the climax because it is the moment of absolute physical and psychological extr…
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