If you're a fan of Yes, Minister, House of Cards, and British humour, then – meet Bertie!

Bertie is a big blue parrot – a Hyacinth Macaw from Brazil. He's also very intelligent, and he loves his owner Celeste.

Celeste, meanwhile, is doing some loving of her own – with James Timbrill, MP – newly appointed to the Cabinet, James is a devoted public servant. He's also a devoted masochist, and in Celeste he thinks he's met his match on the kink front.

But some people aren't so keen on James. Political machinations behind the scenes mean that events are in place that could bring the Government to its knees. With some surprisingly inept criminal masterminds on James' trail, it's up to Bertie to save the day – but will he risk it all for a bowl of nuts?

Mike A. Vickers writes in the fine tradition of British wit and political satire. For when the macaw meets the masochist, what could possibly go wrong?