Play Dirty

By: Sandra Brown

Narrated by: Victor Slezak

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red is back with a gripping story of obsession and its deadly consequences.

After five long years in federal prison, Griff Burkett is a free man. But the disgraced Cowboys quarterback can never return to life as he knew it before he was caught cheating. In a place where football is practically a religion, Griff committed a cardinal sin, and no one is forgiving.

Foster Speakman, owner and CEO of SunSouth Airlines, and his wife, Laura, are a golden couple. Successful and wealthy, they lived a charmed life before fate cruelly intervened and denied them the one thing they wanted most -- a child. It's said that money can't buy everything. But it can buy a disgraced football player fresh out of prison and out of prospects.

The job Griff agrees to do for the Speakmans demands secrecy. But he soon finds himself once again in the spotlight of suspicion. An unsolved murder comes back to haunt him in the form of his nemesis, Stanley Rodarte, who has made Griff's destruction his life's mission. While safeguarding his new enterprise, Griff must also protect those around him, especially Laura Speakman, from Rodarte's ruthlessness. Griff stands to gain the highest payoff he could ever imagine, but cashing in on it will require him to forfeit his only chance for redemption...and love.

Griff is now playing a high-stakes game, and at the final whistle, one player will be dead.

Play Dirty is Sandra Brown's wildest ride yet, with hairpin turns of plot all along the way. The clock is ticking down on a fallen football star, who lost everything because of the way he played the game. Now his future—his life—hinges on one last play.©2007 Sandra Brown Management, Ltd; (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc

Loved It!

I loved this book!! Listened to it twice! Very captivating story, interesting characters, great narration. Held my attention; hated to pause it! Highly recommend this read.

Good but wanted more development

If you could sum up Play Dirty in three words, what would they be?

Far-fetched, sexy, "beach read"

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Most interesting: The method by which Laura's husband insists upon for conception and the reasons for it
Least interesting: Laura's husband's OCD

What about Victor Slezak’s performance did you like?

He is just such a great Sandra Brown narrator, especially because he doesn't make the women sound like weak damsels in distress. And he does a fabulous job making the main male character sound sexy.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. And I nearly did. It was too short.

Any additional comments?

This book would have been much better if there had been more character development. It seemed rushed and almost too easy in the end.