Roughing It

Scott Thompson, guitarist for multi-platinum-selling metal band Flesh Hook, has always been addicted to the adrenaline rush: drag racing, motocross, big game hunts in the African floodplains. He's broken bones, nearly died of exposure, and seared half his leg in a wreck. Nearing forty, he's finding it harder to feed the thrill, until he hears rumors about The Company, an organization specializing in custom adventure rides--the kind where you sign a waiver absolving them of everything...
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Scott Thompson, guitarist for multi-platinum-selling metal band Flesh Hook, has always been addicted to the adrenaline rush: drag racing, motocross, big game hunts in the African floodplains. He's broken bones, nearly died of exposure, and seared half his leg in a wreck. Nearing forty, he's finding it harder to feed the thrill, until he hears rumors about The Company, an organization specializing in custom adventure rides--the kind where you sign a waiver absolving them of everything short of death before you get on. Company redneck Johnny Lee loves his job, and he's damned good at it. He's run rides for politicians, celebrities, CEOs and trust-fund kids and never broken character or had a complaint. He expects the Thompson ride to be more of the same--another rock star, this one so full of himself he's signed up for 48 hours, an unprecedented amount of time on the Deliverance set. Rock stars break easily, though, especially the full-of-themselves kind. Everyone breaks more easily than they think. Even Johnny Lee.