Play Dirty (novel)

Play Dirty is a thriller novel written by Sandra Brown in 2007.[1][2] According to WorldCat, the book was held in more than 2500 libraries as of February, 2014.[3]

Play Dirty
AuthorSandra Brown
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreAction,
Thriller,
Romance
PublisherThe New York Times (USA)
Publication date
2007

Plot

The book tells the story of Griff Burkett, a football fallen star, who was caught cheating and was sent to prison.[4] After five years, Burkett is a free man.[5] 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.[6] Burkett tries to prove his innocence and save the people they care about the most. The narrative contains a lot of sexual content.[7][8] The book was published by Ricochet in 2006 and later by Simon & Schuster.[9]

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)[9] to "disappointing" (Washburn Review)[10]

References and resources
  1. "Arlington author Sandra Brown gets ready for her first USO tour ". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. "Paperback Mass-Market Fiction ". The New York Times.
  3. WorldCat item record
  4. "Review Play Dirty". Book Reporter, Maggie Harding, January 18, 2011
  5. "PLAY DIRTY". Kirkus Reviews.
  6. "Play Dirty". RT Book Reviews, review by Jill M. Smith.
  7. "Play Dirty". Publishers Weekly
  8. 'https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/85492729/ "Best Sellers"',Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, September 9, 2008 Page 11
  9. "PLAY DIRTY". Kirkus Review, July 1st, 2007
  10. "Sandra Brown's 'Play Dirty' nothing more than dirty trick". Washburn Review.


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