"Pandemics" are very current
Imagine what it was like in 1918 just as war ended and troops returned home to joyous celebration, that was tragically very short-lived. Spanish Influenza spread around the globe in many instances aboard troop ships returning to the British colonies. An estimated 50 million people died in the ensuing epidemic. 
Watch this space for a major new work set in 1918 featuring Influenza, a leper and lunatic asylum, and love.

Jasper Candle
Enjoyed Jasper Candle and Lazlo from The Secret Anatomy of Candles? They could be back - this time up to their necks in murder. The Krays meet Jasper Candle. "Literally". Still in development.