Play Dirty is a thriller novel written by Sandra Brown in 2007."Arlington author Sandra Brown gets ready for her first USO tour ". The Dallas Morning News."Paperback Mass-Market Fiction ". The New York Times. According to WorldCat, the book was held in more than 2,500 libraries as of February 2014. WorldCat item record
Plot The book tells the story of Griff Burkett, a football fallen star, who was caught cheating and was sent to prison."Review Play Dirty". Book Reporter, Maggie Harding, January 18, 2011 After five years, Burkett is a free man."PLAY DIRTY". Kirkus Reviews. He meets Foster and Laura Speakman, a wealthy and successful but childless couple. They hire Burkett to do a secret job, but then is suspected of an unsolved murder by his long-time nemesis, detective Stanley Rodarte."Play Dirty". RT Book Reviews, review by Jill M. Smith. Burkett tries to prove his innocence and save the people they care about the most. The narrative contains a lot of sexual content."Play Dirty". Publishers Weekly'https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/85492729/ "Best Sellers"',Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, September 9, 2008 Page 11 The book was published by Ricochet in 2006 and later by Simon & Schuster."PLAY DIRTY". Kirkus Review, July 1st, 2007
Characters Griff Burkett is a convicted former football player who has just got out of prison. He has been sent to prison after he was caught cheating. He is the male protagonist. Foster Speakman is a very successful and wealthy businessman. He is the owner of SunSouth Airline company. Laura Speakman is Foster Speakman's wife and the female protagonist. Stanley Rodarte is a corrupted police detective. He is Burkett's nemesis.
Reception Reviews of the book vary from "solid thriller" (Kirkus) to "disappointing" (Washburn Review)"Sandra Brown's 'Play Dirty' nothing more than dirty trick". Washburn Review.
References and resources
External links Sandra Brown's official homepage Play Dirty official homepage