Gridlock (novel) Gridlock (novel) Gridlock is a 1991 novel by Ben Elton. The novel depicts a near-future London in which traffic congestion has reached almost critical levels, such that accidents in a few key places could bring the entire city's traffic network to a halt. The government is aware of the problem and plans a major new road-building program to relieve the pressure. The alternative, heavy investment in public mass transport systems such as railways, is ignored because it clashes with the government's ideology. The author argues that this is a highly misguided policy since, in his view, more roads have historically
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (novel) Described as "the first black nationalist novel", "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" is also regarded as having inspired the "Blaxploitation" genre of films in the 1970s. It was announced in August 2018 that Lee Daniels Entertainment had secured an option on "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" to develop it as the basis of a series with Fox 21 Television Studios. The Spook Who Sat by the Door (novel) The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969), by Sam Greenlee, is the fictional story of Dan Freeman, the first black CIA officer, and of the CIA's history