The novel Rainbow Six written by Tom Clancy has so far been one of the best books I have read. The story starts off with John (the main character) on a plane with his wife calm as can be, and then instantly they throw you into a crisis where terrorists are hijacking the plane and searching for the President of Czechoslovakia who happens to have missed the flight while his wife made it on the plane. The description of the situation is so in depth it makes you feel as though you are seeing it through John's eyes. There is an old friend of John's on the plane with him with the name of Alistair, a British agent that has worked with John countless times, who is questioned several times. Both John and Alistair have guns in their bags but their bags are in the overhead shelf which is unreachable because of the two terrorists patrolling the isles. The first time Alistair is questioned about his identity he offers to get his passport which is in his bag but he gets denied. The second time the terrorist agrees and Alistair then has his gun in his lap. John and Alistair are constantly making eye contact and using signals to communicate. John then goes on to tell that the terrorists don't realize that the plane not only has him and Alistair aboard but also has several more agents and fully trained cops that have already warned the military and law enforcement.
