A pornographic photograph of Apples and his lovers; a blackmail threat to a key Common Market negotiatior. Two mysteries leading Apples, the relentless avenger, through a web of intrigue from Brussels to the New York empire of power-crazed Joshua Hind, The Big Black. Can the unstoppable Apples hoodwink his way into the Big Black's 13th floor lair before the crucial European vote? A pacy sequel to The Big Needle.