She is only important to the agents as long as she wins, and Stevie wonders just how far a corporation would go to ensure victory for its client. She didn’t train to be a celebrity or a “show pony for corporations,” but thanks to her father, who falls prey to the agents’ offers, Susan Carol does indeed become a “human billboard” and America’s latest athlete/sex symbol. Speedo, Nike, Under Armour, and the Disney Channel are all interested in her, and Susan Carol only has to win a gold medal or two to gain lucrative contracts.
Timed to coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Feinstein’s sixth sports mystery novel again features teen reporters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson - except that this time Susan Carol is a world-class swimmer in the 200-meter butterfly and Stevie is now her boyfriend. Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics
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