Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy's CIA spy novels. Harrison Ford does a better Ryan than Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck.
But right now Robert Langdon from "Angels and Demons" and "The DaVinci Code" is the best character I have read in years. I cant wait to see how Tom Hanks can bring Langdon to life when the DaVinci Code movie hits the theaters next month.
Hey mtncainuk, Is Battle Royale a manga? It does sure look like a manga to me by the style on the book cover. I just started on reading mangas with "Gunslinger Girl"