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Play Dirty: A Novel Hardcover – August 14, 2007

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Disabled after a tragic accident, an eccentric millionaire hires a disgraced football hero to impregnate his wife, a plan that results in an obsessive love affair and life-threatening consequences. By the author of Ricochet. 650,000 first printing.
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The seven deadly sins help propel this provocative, sex-fueled thriller from bestseller Brown (Ricochet). Foster Speakman, an eccentric Texas paraplegic millionaire, offers $500,000 to Griff Burkett, a disgraced former NFL quarterback fresh out of prison after serving a five-year sentence for racketeering, to impregnate Foster's wife, Laura. Foster insists the child be conceived naturally (The way God intended). Broke with no prospects, Griff takes the job. Meanwhile, Stanley Rodarte, the crooked detective behind Griff's arrest, is bent on pinning an unsolved murder on him and takes to terrorizing Griff and those close to him in the hopes of nailing him when he self-destructs. After Griff's stint as stud takes a bad turn, the ex-footballer must track down the one man who can secure his freedom. The tension builds as lust, greed, pride, wrath and envy threaten to undo everyone in this tightly told tale of modern temptation. (Aug.)
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About the Author

Sandra Brown is the author of fifty-six New York Times bestsellers, most recently Play Dirty which was published in August 2007 by Simon & Schuster and debuted at number two on The New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list. Her other recent bestsellers include Ricochet (2006), Chill Factor (2005), White Hot (2004), Hello, Darkness (2003), The Crush (2002), Envy (2001), all of which have jumped onto the Times bestseller list in the number one to five spot. Her new novel Smoke Screen will be published on August 12, 2008.

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published nearly seventy novels, most of which remain in print. As of 1990, when Mirror Image made The New York Times bestseller list, each subsequent novel, including reprints of earlier books, have become Times bestsellers. Her novel The Witness was recently optioned by Twinstar Entertainment for a major motion picture. Brown now has seventy million copies of her books in print worldwide, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.

A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco and raised in Ft. Worth. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program "PM Magazine." She is much in demand as a speaker at book festivals and charity functions throughout the year. Court TV (now tru TV) also sought Brown to host the 2007 premier of its popular series "Murder by the Book."

Awards and commendations include a 2008 honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Texas Christian University, the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature, the American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success, B'nai B'rith's Distinguished Literary Achievement Award, and the A. C. Greene Award. Brown is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Literacy Partners, and is a founding member of International Thriller Writers. She will be honored as the ITW's "ThrillerMaster" in 2008.

She and her husband live in Arlington, Texas.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster (August 14, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743289358
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743289351
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including STING (2016), FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014), DEADLINE (2013), LOW PRESSURE (2012), LETHAL (2011), and the critically acclaimed RAINWATER (2010).

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.

Brown recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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I have been reading stories by this author for many years and she is a wonderful writer and a great plot developer, one of my favourite authors. The only reason I only gave it a 4 star rating is that I got bogged down in the football theme. The protagonist is a disgraced football quarterback and I am not a fan of this sport. Otherwise a great story with a twist that will grab you. Highly recommended.
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anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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Lots of twists and turns in the plot. Did not expect the villa>n to have this profession... loved the love story
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Nerms
4.0 out of 5 stars Suspenful and fun read
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
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The story and some characters were likable. This story will take you through so many emotions. It's suspenful and then emotional with a side of eroticism.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sandra Brown Never Disappoints
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
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I couldn’t put this book down!! So many twists and turns into a well spun story with unique and deep characters.
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JoAnn Swope
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story line.
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Excellent book. Lots of excitement.
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debbie beaudoin
5.0 out of 5 stars Riviting
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
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I am currently reading all of the Sandra Brown books I can find on this website. I find her writing very exciting. Can’t put them down.
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Kim
3.0 out of 5 stars Play Dirty
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This is the first book I've read by this author. The story primarily focuses on Griff and begins on his day of release from prison due to his crime of racketeering during his days as an NFL quarterback. He's summoned to the home of Foster Speakman: gazionaire, airline owner, and paraplegic. Because of an accident confining him to a wheelchair a few years prior, Foster can't father any children with his wife and offers Griff the job plus half a million dollars for conceiving the natural way. Yep, that's right. Foster wants Griff to have sex with his wife so they can finally have the baby they desperately want.

I admit that the initial premise of the story is a bit unbelievable but it's what caught my attention to read this book. Griff is a very likable character and I found myself rooting for him and empathic towards his life, despite his mistakes and flaws. I usually find myself relating more to the heroines of the story but Griff stole the show in this one. Laura (Foster's wife/Griff's "love interest") seemed more like a secondary character. I'm hesitant to even categorize this novel as a romance. Laura came off cold with no personality. She and Griff had zero chemistry. Their first encounters were clinical with no underlying tension and were awkward to read. And when Laura "accidentally" has an orgasm while with Griff, all the sudden they want to be together even though they have never even had a conversation and up to that point both have seemed somewhat disgusted by the other. Their feelings made absolutely no sense at all.

***SPOILER***

Among other flaws of the story the biggest was when Griff acquired a lead toward clearing his name. An address that could be possibly housing the only man in the world that could clear his name of the murder charges that he's up against. And what does he do? He immediately calls his sworn enemy and tells him the address. He suddenly realizes what he's doing and hangs up the phone. So now it's a race against the clock on who will get to the mysterious address first. And his enemy wants nothing more than to find this address the quickest to permanently silence the one who can clear Griff's name so Griff will take the fall for the murder. Why did he even make the call in the first place? The reader gets no incite to what possessed Griff to call and give his enemy the ultimate ammunition that could put him away for good. It was obviously stuck in there as a plot device to create conflict and lead to the final showdown but it just didn't work. I didn't appreciate the author dumbing-down the main character to further the plot.

***END SPOILER***

It's an entertaining yet flawed suspense novel. As a romance story it is hugely lacking. And those going into this story expecting a great romantic storyline will be sorely disappointed.
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day nurse
4.0 out of 5 stars Not the Dirtiest
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2023
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A nice read. Had some tender moments, some burning desire but left me slightly unsatisfied with its predictability. Found myself skipping paragraphs to push through the predictability.
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kalai
5.0 out of 5 stars great read!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
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Couldn’t put this one down. Crazy good stuff. I absolutely love reading your books. Keep up the good work. 💜
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A. Migos
5.0 out of 5 stars Different but exciting
Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2022
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This book is full of secrets, lies, good cops, bad cops. Great women,and not so great but, all part of an incredible story.
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LYNRYD
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2018
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could not put this book down. Brilliant
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leseratte
5.0 out of 5 stars unterhaltsam und spannend
Reviewed in Germany on July 27, 2011
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Ein gutes Buch fesselt den Leser von der ersten Seite an. Das ist bei diesem Buch der Fall.

Das Buch beginnt mit der Entlassung des Ex-Football-Spielers Griff Burkett aus dem Gefängnis. Der reiche aber an den Rollstuhl gefesselte Foster Speakman bittet Griff zu sich um ihn ein millionenschweres Angebot zu machen. Alles was er dafür tun muß ist seine Frau Laura zu schwängern. Nach und nach erklärt die Autorin, wie es dazu gekommen ist, daß Burkett und die Speakmans sind in der Situation befinden, in der Sie nun sind und hält den Leser dabei in Atem und gespannt, wie es mit ihnen weitergeht. Eine unterhaltsame und spannende Lektüre, die man nicht gerne wieder aus der Hand legt.
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Orthopaedic Surgeon
4.0 out of 5 stars 新聞の日本語訳の宣伝文句に惹かれて
Reviewed in Japan on March 18, 2009
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新聞の日本語訳の宣伝文句に惹かれて、日本語訳でなく原書を読んでみました。結果からいうと、読んでおもしろかった。この著者のほかの本を読みたいかというと、？です。Wikipedia（日本語版にはなし、英語版）で作者のこと見てみた所、サスペンス＋ラブロマンスらしいです。なかでもこの本はサスペンスより？
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Nicole
4.0 out of 5 stars Interessanter Schreibstil, aber nicht heiß genug
Reviewed in Germany on July 31, 2022
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Die Story ist aus Beobachtersicht geschrieben. Oft fehlen Anführungszeichen, so dass man sich selbst zusammenreimen muss, wann wer spricht. Für meinen Geschmack gibt es viel zu wenig heiße Szenen.
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