The Secret Adversary · Character
Kramenin
A Russian diplomat with pale venomous eyes and a coward's instinct for self-preservation, Kramenin knows where Jane Finn is kept and dreads saying so.
supporting
Also known as Monsieur Kramenin
First appearance: xvi further adventures of tommy
As a supporting figure in The Secret Adversary, Kramenin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Russian Bolshevik, forced by Julius to cooperate and reveal Jane's location; terrified of Mr.
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Kramenin receives visitors in a suite at Claridge's, dictates to a secretary, and measures men by their fortunes, but when Julius Hersheimmer produces a revolver his composure collapses entirely. He has seen Mr. Brown,…
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- Foreign agents and conspirators
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See Kramenin in xvi further adventures of tommy