Number Fourteen

In the novel The Secret Adversary, Number Fourteen is the codename an operative of Kramenin's gang, an organisation which British authorities thought to be ultimately controlled by a mysterious "Mr Brown". Fourteen appeared to serve in the role of being the gang's "executioner". At one point, the gang members decided that a certain labour leader Clymes had to be eliminated because he was too far-seeing and might have seen through the plot of the gang to use labour organisations. Number Fourteen was assigned the task of getting rid of him. On another occasion, when Tommy was captured by the gang, Fourteen came in to tie him up, probably in order to move him elsewhere to be killed.

The real name of Number Fourteen is never used, however it is likely that he is a Londoner as he addresses Kramenin (Number One) as "guv'nor".