"Recovering from the wounds of his first mission, delinquent-turned-government spy Azo Coke has scarcely made his way from hospital to the pub before trouble comes looking for him again.
A local gangster with a grudge, a pushy newspaper reporter, Becky Suarez, and his own shadowy spymaster, Paterson - everyone is after Azo as he gets back on the trail of the extremist gang he thought he had beaten. And then there's Leanne, his punchy ex and mother of his estranged toddler son, Ali.
Blackmailed by Paterson on the promise of seeing Ali, Azo tracks the gang as it regroups for a fresh plot. Soon he is fighting not only for his son but for the refugees and captives the gang holds in the depths of its House of Birds - including Azo’s own one-time girlfriend, Maya."